堕 落

duòluò

“To degrade” in Chinese is 堕落 (duòluò).

Meaning

to degrade
to degenerate
to become depraved

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corrupt
a fall from grace

Example

你不要自甘堕落。

You don't have to kick yourself.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

duòHSK 7-911 strokesto fall; to sink luòHSK 312 strokesto leave out

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