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大萧条

Dà Xiāo tiáodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the Great Depression (1929-c. 1939)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-57b5b90d4a616b31. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

大蕭條 大萧条 [Da4 Xiao1 tiao2] /the Great Depression (1929-c. 1939)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 大蕭條

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 萧
    xiāo

    (old) Chinese mugwort / (bound form) desolate / dreary

    Xiāo

    surname Xiao

  • 条
    tiáo

    strip / item / article / clause (of law or treaty) / classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)

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