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軟著陸

简软着陆 · 繁軟著陸

Mandarin · pinyin ruǎn zhuó lù

(aviation) soft landing
(economics) soft landing

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軟: Look up this written character
著: zhù · zhe · manifest; (Cant.) to wear
陸: Look up this written character
软: ruǎn · soft, flexible, pliable; weak
着: zhe · make move, take action
陆: lù · land, continental; army

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3–2–4 · ruan3 zhuo2 lu4

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verb

to soft-land; to land safely and without damage with a reduced speed
(figurative, economics) to soft-land; to smoothly shift from rapid growth to slow growth (in order to avoid recession)

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