低迷

Chinese

		to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; low; to incline; beneath	bewilder; crazy about; fan bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused
trad. (低迷)		低	迷
simp. #(低迷)		低	迷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dīmí

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧ ㄇㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dai¹ mai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dīmí
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧ ㄇㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dimí
    • Wade–Giles: ti¹-mi²
    • Yale: dī-mí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dimi
    • Palladius: дими (dimi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵⁵ mi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dai¹ mai⁴
    • Yale: dāi màih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dai¹ mai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: dei¹ mei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐi̯⁵⁵ mɐi̯²¹/

Adjective

低迷

1. sluggish; depressed
2. indistinct; hazy

Synonyms

• (sluggish):

• 不景 (bùjǐng) (Hong Kong)
• 不景氣／不景气 (bùjǐngqì)
• 冷淡 (lěngdàn)
• 慘淡／惨淡 (cǎndàn)
• 清淡 (qīngdàn)
• 蕭條／萧条 (xiāotiáo)

 

• (indistinct):

• 不清 (bùqīng)
• 依稀 (yīxī)
• 含混 (hánhùn)
• 含糊
• 微茫 (wēimáng) (formal)
• 恍惚 (huǎnghū)
• 朦朧／朦胧 (ménglóng)
• 模稜／模棱 (móléng)
• 模糊
• 淡漠 (dànmò)
• 約略／约略 (yuēlüè)
• 迷離／迷离 (mílí) (literary)
• 隱約／隐约 (yǐnyuē)
• 隱隱／隐隐 (yǐnyǐn)

 

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “sluggish”):

• 全盛 (quánshèng)
• 卬卬 (áng'áng) (literary)
• 富強／富强 (fùqiáng)
• 富昌 (fùchāng) (literary)
• 富盛 (fùshèng) (literary)
• 強盛／强盛 (qiángshèng)
• 昌 (literary, or in compounds)
• 昌明 (chāngmíng) (literary, of a government, culture, etc.)
• 昌盛 (chāngshèng)
• 旺盛 (wàngshèng)
• 昌隆 (chānglóng)
• 景氣／景气 (jǐngqì)
• 暢旺／畅旺 (chàngwàng)
• 條暢／条畅 (tiáochàng) (literary)
• 火爆 (huǒbào)
• 紅火／红火 (hónghuo) (mainland China)
• 繁榮／繁荣 (fánróng)
• 繁盛 (fánshèng)
• 繁華／繁华 (fánhuá)
• 興旺／兴旺 (xīngwàng)
• 興盛／兴盛 (xīngshèng)
• 興隆／兴隆 (xīnglóng)
• 茂盛 (màoshèng)
• 蓬勃 (péngbó)
• 蕃昌 (fánchāng) (literary)
• 軫軫／轸轸 (zhěnzhěn) (literary)
• 隆昌 (lóngchāng) (literary)
• 隆盛 (lóngshèng)
• 鼎盛 (dǐngshèng)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
低	迷
てい Grade: 4	めい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

低(てい)迷(めい) • (teimei) 

1. dark cloud, bad feeling in the air
2. slump, stagnation

Verb

低(てい)迷(めい)する • (teimei suru) intransitive suru (stem 低(てい)迷(めい)し (teimei shi), past 低(てい)迷(めい)した (teimei shita))

1. hang over like a dark cloud, threaten
2. be in a slump

Conjugation

Conjugation of "低迷する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	低迷し	ていめいし	teimei shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	低迷し	ていめいし	teimei shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	低迷する	ていめいする	teimei suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	低迷する	ていめいする	teimei suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	低迷すれ	ていめいすれ	teimei sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	低迷せよ¹ 低迷しろ²	ていめいせよ¹ ていめいしろ²	teimei seyo¹ teimei shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	低迷される	ていめいされる	teimei sareru
Causative	低迷させる 低迷さす	ていめいさせる ていめいさす	teimei saseru teimei sasu
Potential	低迷できる	ていめいできる	teimei dekiru
Volitional	低迷しよう	ていめいしよう	teimei shiyō
Negative	低迷しない	ていめいしない	teimei shinai
Negative continuative	低迷せず	ていめいせず	teimei sezu
Formal	低迷します	ていめいします	teimei shimasu
Perfective	低迷した	ていめいした	teimei shita
Conjunctive	低迷して	ていめいして	teimei shite
Hypothetical conditional	低迷すれば	ていめいすれば	teimei sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative