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    Expressing 'fall below' or 'break through a level' with 跌破 (diēpò)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    Subject + 跌破 + Value/Level

    Explanation

    The verb 跌破 (diēpò) means 'to fall below' or 'to drop below a certain level.' It combines 跌 (to fall/drop) with 破 (to break), and is primarily used in financial and economic contexts to describe prices or values dropping past a threshold.

    Examples

    • 今天油价跌破了每桶七十美元。

      Jīntiān yóujià diē pò le měi tǒng qīshí měiyuán.

      Today the oil price fell below seventy dollars per barrel.

    • 这只股票连续三天跌破了支撑位。

      Zhè zhī gǔpiào liánxù sān tiān diē pò le zhīchēng wèi.

      This stock has fallen below the support level for three consecutive days.

    • 房价跌破了去年的最低水平。

      Fángjià diē pò le qùnián de zuìdī shuǐpíng.

      Housing prices have fallen below last year's lowest level.

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