堕落

duò luò · duo luo

Traditional 墮落

Meaning

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  1. to degrade
  2. to degenerate
  3. to become depraved
  4. corrupt
  5. a fall from grace

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)因(yīn)为(wèi)赌(dǔ)博(bó)而(ér)逐(zhú)渐(jiàn)堕(duò)落(luò)了(le)。

He gradually degenerated because of gambling.

02

那(nà)个(gè)官(guān)员(yuán)因(yīn)贪(tān)污(wū)而(ér)堕(duò)落(luò)了(le)。

That official became corrupt because of embezzlement.

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