# 萧条 (xiāotiáo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 萧条 (xiāotiáo) means “bleak; desolate; in an economic slump”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: bleak; desolate; in an economic slump
- Pinyin: xiāotiáo (xiao1 tiao2)
- Traditional: 蕭條
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 受危机影响，市场非常萧条。
  Shòu wēijī yǐngxiǎng, shìchǎng fēicháng xiāotiáo.
  Affected by the crisis, the market is very sluggish.

## Characters

- 萧 (xiāo): desolate; dreary
- [条](https://hanziro.com/word/tiao-strips/) (tiáo): (measure word) for strips

https://hanziro.com/word/xiao-tiao-bleak/

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