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大萧条

Dà Xiāo tiáo

3-character word Traditional 大蕭條

What 大萧条 means

1. the Great Depression (1929-c. 1939)

The characters in 大萧条

• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 萧xiāo(old) Chinese mugwort; (bound form) desolate; dreary
• 条tiáostrip; item; article

Example sentences

• 在十九世纪三十年代的大萧条时期，许多富人在股市崩盘中失去了一切。
  Zài shíjiǔ shìjì sānshí niándài de Dà Xiāotiáo shíqī, xǔduō fùrén zài gǔshì bēngpán zhōng shīqù le yīqiè.
  During the Depression in the 1930's, many wealthy people lost everything in the stock market crash.
• 当30年代的沙尘暴和大萧条使人们感到绝望时，她看到一个国家用新政、新的就业机会以及对新目标的共同追求战胜恐慌。是的，我们能做到。
  Dāng 30 niándài de shāchénbào hé Dà Xiāotiáo shǐ rénmen gǎndào juéwàng shí, tā kàn dào yī gè guójiā yòng xīnzhèng, xīn de jiùyèjīhuì yǐjí duì xīn mùbiāo de gòngtóng zhuīqiú zhànshèng kǒnghuāng. shìde, wǒmen néng zuòdào.
  When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of common purpose. Yes, we can.