Dip your fingers in to see how hot the water is.
把手指伸进水里看有多热.
He gave a
dip of his head.
他点了点头。
He is going to
dip her purse.
他正要去掏她的钱包。
A brief
dip into history serves to confirm this view.
随便翻阅一下历史就足以证实这种观点。
I have only had time to
dip into the report.
这份报告我来不及细看，只是草草浏览了一遍。
She
dipped into her purse and took out some coins.
她从钱包里掏出一些硬币。
Meanwhile, shares of China Evergrande Property Service Group Ltd — a subsidiary of China Evergrande Group — initially rose by as much as 14 percent during morning trading, but experienced a downturn and closed with a dip of over 3 percent.
与此同时，中国恒大集团旗下的中国恒大物业服务集团有限公司的股价在早盘交易中最初上涨了14%，但经历了低迷，收盘时下跌了3%以上。
The group's shares saw a brief surge before paring some of the gains, along with the dip in the company's property service unit shares, signaling the still hovering market concerns, Guan said, adding that it is too early to declare that all the bearish factors have vanished.
关说，该集团的股票在回吐部分涨幅之前出现了短暂的飙升，同时该公司房地产服务部门的股票也出现了下跌，这表明市场的担忧仍在徘徊。他补充说，现在宣布所有看跌因素都已经消失还为时过早。
Meanwhile, after initially rising by as much as 14 percent, China Evergrande Property Service Group Ltd, a subsidiary of China Evergrande Group, experienced a downturn with a dip of over 3 percent during morning trading.
与此同时，中国恒大集团旗下的中国恒大物业服务集团有限公司在最初上涨14%后，在早盘交易中出现了下跌，跌幅超过3%。
Euromonitor International, a market research analyst, said China's sauce, dip and condiment market rose from 116.99 billion yuan in 2017 to 173.45 billion yuan in sales revenue in 2022 and projected the scale to reach 220.65 billion yuan in 2027, nearly double that of 2017.
市场研究分析师欧睿国际表示，中国酱汁、蘸料和调味品市场的销售收入从2017年的1169.9亿元增长到2022年的1734.5亿元，预计2027年的规模将达到2206.5亿元，几乎是2017年的两倍。
According to Paolini, China's economic growth has gradually stabilized after a strong comeback from the COVID-19-caused dip, but is still expected to achieve a "very respectable" 10-percent expansion this year.
Such robustness is reflective of L'Oreal's overall strength in China, where 27 percent year-on-year growth was achieved in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared with its 4.1 percent dip globally.
Company eyes food supply for growth as home sales dip due to COVID-19A Chinese property giant's decision to try its hand at hog raising has led to in-depth discussions about the major move, especially as the coronavirus outbreak continues to come under control.
Despite Tuesday's market dip, the major indices remain close to all-time highs, and the US economy remains strong.
China's automotive market saw its first dip last year since 1990, and the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers expects sales this year to fall by around 5 percent from 2018.
"Better known for its wide presence in over 250,000 schools worldwide, the company is ramping up efforts to dip into the multibillion coding market in China.
GE's struggling power unit declined further, with revenues suffering a 25 percent year-over-year dip to $6.76 billion since the business "was negatively impacted by continued execution and operational issues.
“When I was in the hotel with my uncle, I would dip my finger into every sauce.
The 2015 Volkswagen emissions scandal and unfavorable diesel-engine tax regimes have caused European diesel sales to dip.
Several analysts called the company's outlook conservative and said any outright dip in profit seems highly unlikely.
The news caused Alibaba shares to dip over 2 percent in premarket trading in New York on Monday.
Internet giant's quarterly profit dip a temporary blip on the radar, say analystsOnce dubbed the "anchor" of the benchmark Hang Seng Index, Tencent Holdings Ltd is showing signs of running out of steam as disappointing earnings and regulatory woes spook investors.
And consumers would dip it in soda water, mix it with cookies and fruits, or even allow it to melt so they could use the fluid as a dressing on fruit salad.
Apple reported on Friday that the company achieved "very satisfying" double-digit growth in revenue in China during the past fiscal quarter, despite an overall dip of iPhone sales globally.
The strategy paid off and it became the largest American retailer of women's lingerie, pulling in $8 billion in revenue in 2016 despite an 11 percent dip in sales.
In the first half of 2017, 291,431 flights took off and landed at Beijing Capital International Airport, a 2.11 percent dip year-on-year.
To stop this dip in sales, Dongyuan Scien-Tech hopes to trim costs by linking up with the Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
China's consumer price index, a key gauge of inflation, dropped by 0.5 percent year-on-year in November, following a 0.2 percent dip in October, indicating that demand remained weak.
This accomplishment is seen being made in the context of a sharp dip in the nation's real estate investment growth rate over the previous two years.
Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Saturday offered the latest official snapshot of the pressures facing the economy, as the country's consumer price index — a main gauge of inflation — dropped by 0.5 percent year-on-year in November after a 0.2 percent dip in October.
China's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, rose by 0.1 percent year-on-year in August, up from a 0.3 percent dip in July.
On a month-on-month basis, the PPI rose by 0.2 percent in August after a 0.2 percent dip in July, according to the NBS.
In the first half, China saw a 35.7 percent year-on-year increase in the number of new foreign enterprises despite a slight dip in actual utilized foreign investment.
In the first half of this year, China saw a 35.7 percent year-on-year increase in the number of new foreign enterprises despite a slight dip in actually utilized foreign investment.
Sun Xiao, a statistician at the NBS, mainly attributed the easing dip in profits to the steady recovery in industrial production and improved profit margins, which were a result of sustained policy efforts to promote steady economic growth.
Zheng Houcheng, chief macro economist at Yingda Securities Co Ltd, said the latest industrial profit data show that enterprises continue to be affected by a combination of unfavorable factors, such as the downward trend of the producer price index, while the improved industrial production and profit margins contributed to the easing dip in profits.
The People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, said on Friday that a further dip in the CPI might be expected this month, but inflation will likely pick up gradually from August to reach a level close to 1 percent by the end of the year.
"Looking ahead, even taking into account a potential rise in service inflation as a result of the summer holiday season, we expect the CPI to dip 0.5 percent year-on-year in July, partly due to a high base," he said.
Further cuts in banks' reserve requirement ratios also look likely after the recent dip in credit growth.
Other economic readings were in step with the continued dip in PMI last month.
In particular, the manufacturing PMI of the eurozone and the UK continued to dip in May, down 1.2 and 0.9 points, respectively, from the previous month, which bodes ill for sustaining global growth momentum.
Meanwhile, Lu said PPI is expected to dip 4.8 percent year-on-year in June, as global commodity prices remain generally soft.
Gasoline and diesel prices will dip by 335 yuan (about 48.75 US dollars) per tonne and 320 yuan per tonne, respectively, said the National Development and Reform Commission.
Consumer demand saw a steady recovery as consumer goods manufacturers saw profits dip 6.5 percent in the first two months of 2023 from a year earlier, narrowing 13.4 percentage points from the figure in December, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday.
Consumer goods manufacturing industry saw its profits dip 6.5 percent year-on-year, narrowing 13.4 percentage points from the figure in December, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed.
Even though overall hiring demand witnessed a dip in 2022 compared to the previous year, job opportunities in emerging sectors, such as carbon neutrality and new energy vehicles, jumped notably last year, according to a new report.
Total retail sales of consumer goods from January to November edged down 0.1 percent to 40 trillion yuan, among which retail sales of consumer goods other than automobiles stood at 35.85 trillion yuan, a dip of 0.2 percent.
Major industrial firms with annual main business revenues of at least 20 million yuan ($2.8 million) each saw their combined profits dip 3 percent year-on-year in the first 10 months of the year to reach about 6.98 trillion yuan, data from the NBS showed.
The backpedaling on many of these commitments has been furious ever since the Russia-Ukraine conflict triggered a dip in supplies and a hike in natural gas prices.
The number of cities reporting a year-on-year price dip mounted to 49, one more from that of July.
In 2020, despite a dip of 6.8 percent in GDP year-on-year during the first quarter due to the emergence of the disease, China was the only major economy to achieve positive GDP growth that year.
Besides, supportive government policy measures, including those easing enterprise burdens and encouraging innovation, will significantly facilitate growth in foreign trade, he said, predicting foreign trade will likely register an annual growth rate of 10 percent during the first half of the year, unless exports drop drastically to end with a year-on-year dip in March.
High inflation and tightening monetary policy in Europe and the US will push up yields on bonds, while Chinese government bond yields may easily dip and barely rise with easing monetary policy.
The sub-industry of catering and accommodation saw the biggest growth of 0.3 point, and the construction sub-industry suffered the steepest dip of 0.4 point to 89.6.
"To see oil prices going above $80(a barrel) with a supply shortage, and people can freeze all they want, these guys aren't about to dip into much of their spare supply, if there is much.
New export orders slipped into contraction territory in May for the third time in four months, albeit only slightly, with the surveyed enterprises blaming the dip on the overseas pandemic situation.
"So I'm hopeful that we will not see a dip after the COVID-19 is over," he said.
China's economic prospects have seen a "massive turnaround" from the COVID-19 dip, but macro policy support is still necessary for sustaining the rebound, Maasdorp said.
China's economy has arguably delivered a broad-based recovery across sectors from the COVID-19-caused dip.
Firms expect an even stronger second quarter, with the expectations index for business activity shooting up to 62.7 after a small dip to 54.1 in Q4 2020.
- China's index of export container transport registered a dip in the past week ending Friday, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange.
The downside was sharp, sudden and scary that saw the S&P 500 slump nearly 34 percent in only 23 trading sessions, also its fastest-ever dip into a bear market.
Shannon Dong, an analyst with BloombergNEF, said despite a dip in overall hydropower generation in 2023, electricity output at the six mega hydropower stations expanded — contributing over 20 percent of China's hydropower generation.
In August, the production growth rate decreased slightly, with large-scale beermakers brewing 3.74 million kl for the month, a year-on-year dip of 5.8 percent.
Experts mainly attributed the easing dip in profits to improved profit margins, which were a result of sustained policy efforts to cut expenditure and financing costs of manufacturers.
Continued efforts in the sector key to shoring up market confidence amid slowing growthMajor Chinese cities saw new home prices in May grow at a slower pace than the previous month and pre-owned home prices dip month-on-month, triggering market expectations of more policy optimization.
In May, new home prices in the 70 cities saw an average growth of 0.1 percent from last month, the second month in a row that the growth rate has narrowed, and a dip of 0.5 percent year-on-year, said Yan Yuejin, director of the Shanghai-based E-house China Research and Development Institution.
"Guo predicted that the growth of the traditional bicycle industry will remain flat or even dip slightly in 2023, but he is also optimistic about the growth of electric bicycles, noting that the demand for electric bicycles in Europe, the US and Southeast Asian has been growing.
Gasoline and diesel prices will dip by 205 yuan ($30) per ton and 195 yuan per ton, respectively, said the National Development and Reform Commission.
"The Chinese economy has already been stabilized for a rebound after a dip in growth during the second quarter, as the COVID-19 epidemic is getting better controlled and pro-growth policy measures unleash effects," said He Wenbo, executive chairman of the China Iron and Steel Association, at an industry event.
Despite a dip in both demand and output in the first quarter, China's steel industry is still expected to see gradual rebounds to register stable operations as new policy measures are adopted to ensure steady economic growth, industry experts said.
The 31 second-tier cities tracked by the NBS reported a dip of 0.1 percent on average in new home prices in April, but up 1.0 percent from a year ago.
The 35 third-tier cities saw existing home prices dip by 0.3 percent from the previous month, whilst the year-on-year figure dropped 2.5 percent.
There has been a certain dip in steel demand recently due to the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic in some places, but with the contagion coming back under control, there is likely to be a spike in steel demand in the domestic market, he added.
Such prices in the 31 second-tier cities tracked by the bureau remained flat last month, while the 35 third-tier cities experienced a 0.3 percent month-on-month dip.
While insiders have predicted a slight dip in the prices of roses after Valentine's Day, prices will not revert to a more reasonable range until after March 8, when a new shipment of roses is scheduled to hit the market, said a representative of the flower market.
Residential buildings in Haiyang saw heating prices dip from 22 yuan ($3.45) per square meter to 21 yuan per square meter, as the city has started using heat generated from a nuclear power plant this winter.
Sun care products and lipsticks recorded the steepest dip, contracting 7 percent year-on-year.
HSBC economist Erin Xin said the seasonal dip in Caixin services data was largely due to the Spring Festival holiday, which fell in February this year.
The financial stress of the epidemic caused rents for physical retail shops in Beijing to dip 0.5 percent in the first quarter compared with the previous quarter.
With temperature dropping below freezing, wind howling and roads getting slippery with ice, Qinghai usually sees a huge dip in tourists in the winter months.
With the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic venues taking shape, the lead-up to the Games has been seeing rising sales of popular merchandise in China, with the COVID-19 epidemic causing no more than a temporary dip.
Top 10 cities reported a marginal 0.01 percent dip in used home prices in the first half.
"According to the NDRC spokeswoman, there is a significant dip in investment in agricultural food processing, nonferrous metals and metal products, transportation equipment and the automobile sector.
In the first five months of 2019, the total shipment of mobile phones in the domestic market was 152 million units, representing a 4.8 percent dip year-on-year.
Among the top cities, only Guangzhou saw a 0.4 percent dip in pre-owned property sales.
Although the country's cruise industry saw a dip in liner and passenger numbers last year, April bookings show Chinese travelers still have an appetite for cruise holidays, Liu explains.
First-tier cities see pickup in demand despite marginal dip in commercial real estate salesReal estate prices showed signs of recovery in the Chinese mainland during February with new home prices edging up in first-tier cities, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.
"Zhang saw the price dip in used property as a significant sign that the market is cooling.
The CBMCA attributed the index dip to the impact of the slowing housing market.
TV sales in the domestic market are expected to reach 48.51 million units this year, up 1.6 percent year-on-year, although revenue will dip to 146.8 billion yuan ($21.7 billion), down 1.5 percent year-on-year, according to Beijing-based consultancy All View Cloud.
Despite a slight increase in its share price later that day, the company still saw its share price dip 7.35 percent to close at 4.54 yuan.
Zhu forecast TV industry growth will recover this year, with sales rising to 48.51 million sets, up 1.6 percent year-on-year, though revenue will dip to 146.8 billion yuan, down 1.5 percent year-on-year.
Ningxia Hui autonomous region saw the largest dip of 30.7 percent in property investment, with Qinghai and Hainan province both slumping 10 percent.
Based on continuous sluggish sales, average property prices are expected to dip further in the following months, setting in motion the property market down cycle that could last up to five years, as past experience shows.
Beijing-based wholly foreign-owned travel agencies are expected to dip their toes in the outbound tourism market, as the capital city has forwarded request for approval, Beijing Business Today reported on Monday.
Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has outlined his vision for using headsets to dip in and out of a "metaverse" where people can meet virtually to work, play and spend.
He said the decrease in passenger vehicle sales in July was primarily due to the high comparative base and, despite the dip, sales were the second-highest in the month over the past decade, suggesting "strong momentum".
The rebound came after a rare dip in 2022 primarily because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Porsche saw a rare sales dip in China in 2022 but the German sports carmaker is now "well set" in its largest market globally, said its top executive in the country.
The German car group saw its China sales dip 3.6 percent to 3.81 million units.
Volkswagen saw its China sales dip last year, but sales of its electric ID Series more than doubled.
September data showed a 2.6 percent dip from the record high in August, but vehicle exports were still up almost 74 percent year-on-year.
Despite a 3.3 percent dip from June, it was the best-ever July for vehicle sales, said the association.
Volkswagen managed to retain the top spot, but a 4.8 percent drop in sales to 1.4 million vehicles caused its market share to dip to 25.1 percent.
Despite the dip, China's largest pickup and SUV maker saw its sales in the first three quarters totaling 884,000 units, up 29.9 percent from the same period last year.