江河日下 jiāng hé rì xià

DEFINITIONS

  1. rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse
  2. deteriorating day by day

CHARACTERS

江 jiāng
HSK 4
large river; yangzi; surname
河 hé
HSK 3
river; stream; yellow river
日 rì
HSK 2
sun; day; daytime
下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down