汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 家道中落
家道中落
to come down in the world (idiom) / to suffer a reversal of fortune
The family business is declining and the situation is not as rich as before
家业衰败,境况没有从前富裕。
jiā dào zhōng/zhòng luò/là
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

他是个富人的儿子,不过看上去已经家道中落了。

He is the son of a richman, but his family seems not doing well recently.

他是个富人家的儿子,不过看上去已经家道中落了。

He is the son of a wealthy family, but it seems have declined.

幼年丧父,家道中落,早年的坎坷经历,造就了孔子坚毅执著的性格。

When Confucius was very young, his father died, so the family began to decline. He developed a firm and persistent character owing to the early years' experience of frustrations.