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Definition
Financial crisis.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a state of severe financial distress or insolvency rather than just having a tight budget. It is a formal term often used in news reports or serious discussions about businesses, governments, or households. While it sounds professional, it is perfectly acceptable to use in casual conversation when describing a significant personal or organizational money problem.
Examples
The company has recently encountered a financial crisis.
Is their family having a financial crisis?
Related words
Common phrases
fall into a financial crisis
resolve a financial crisis
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
