xuống dốc

xuống dốc

Anh ấy lái xe xuống dốc một cách cẩn thận.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To go downhill / to descend a slope: The literal meaning of "xuống dốc" refers to the physical action of moving downward along an incline or slope.
    • To decline / to deteriorate: The figurative meaning describes a situation, condition, or state that is worsening, declining, or going into a downturn.
Usage Examples

  • Verb (Literal):

    • Xe tải xuống dốc rất cẩn thận. (The truck went downhill very carefully.)
    • Chúng tôi xuống dốc để về làng. (We descended the slope to return to the village.)

  • Verb (Figurative):

    • Sức khỏe của ông ấy bắt đầu xuống dốc. (His health began to deteriorate.)
    • Tình hình kinh tế đang xuống dốc. (The economic situation is declining.)
Advanced Usage
  • Used to describe a sustained negative trend in abstract contexts like health, morality, business, or quality.
    • Chất lượng dịch vụ ở đây xuống dốc trông thấy. (The service quality here has visibly gone downhill.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Xuống (v): to go down, to descend.

    • Thang máy đang xuống. (The elevator is going down.)

  • Dốc (n): a slope, an incline.

    • Con dốc này rất cao. (This slope is very steep.)
Synonyms
  • Decline: to become weaker or worse.
  • Deteriorate: to become progressively worse.
  • Go downhill: (idiomatic) to worsen in condition or quality.
Related Idioms
  • Xuống dốc không phanh: To decline rapidly without restraint; to go into a freefall.
    • Công ty đó phá sản vì kinh doanh xuống dốc không phanh. (That company went bankrupt because its business went into a freefall.)