式微

shì wēi

Dictionary entry

(literary) to decline

What does 式微 mean?

式微 (shì wēi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(literary) to decline

2to wane

3title of a section in the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1]

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式shìtype · form 微Wēisurname Wei · ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing

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式微

shì wēi

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