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断崖式

duàn yá shìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(of a fall in price, temperature etc) steep / precipitous
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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.

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Original source entry:

斷崖式 断崖式 [duan4 ya2 shi4] /(of a fall in price, temperature etc) steep; precipitous/

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Other forms in these source records: 斷崖式

  • 断
    duàn

    to break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge / (usu. used in the negative) absolutely / definitely / decidedly

  • 崖
    yá

    precipice / cliff / Taiwan pr. [yai2]

  • 式
    shì

    type / form / pattern / style

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.