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The decline of fast fashion in China

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The decline of fast fashion in China

最近zuì jìn,OldNavy表示biǎo shì明年míng nián退出tuì chū中国Zhōng guó市场shì chǎng。

从cóng2018年nián开始kāi shǐ,NewLook、TOPSHOP、Forever21等děng品牌pǐn pái就jiù纷纷fēn fēn退出tuì chū中国Zhōng guó市场shì chǎng。

除了chú le这zhè几jǐ个gè品牌pǐn pái,现在xiàn zài在zài中国Zhōng guó的de包括bāo kuòZARA以及yǐ jíH&M等děng多duō家jiā快kuài时尚shí shàng品牌pǐn pái日子rì zi也yě不bù好hǎo过guò。

快kuài时尚shí shàng品牌pǐn pái经常jīng cháng在zài中国Zhōng guó市场shì chǎng出现chū xiàn质量zhì liàng不bù合格hé gé的de问题wèn tí让ràng品牌pǐn pái的de口碑kǒu bēi也yě大dà大dà下降xià jiàng。

虽然suī rán品牌pǐn pái不同bù tóng,但是dàn shì销售xiāo shòu不bù好hǎo、退出tuì chū中国Zhōng guó市场shì chǎng的de原因yuán yīn都dōu大同小异dà tóng xiǎo yì,例如lì rú品牌pǐn pái营销yíng xiāo不bù好hǎo、不bù够gòu本土běn tǔ化huà、创新chuàng xīn速度sù dù较jiào慢màn等děng,都dōu是shì这些zhè xiē快kuài时尚shí shàng品牌pǐn pái销售xiāo shòu下降xià jiàng的de重要zhòng yào原因yuán yīn。

所以suǒ yǐ,如何rú hé让ràng快kuài时尚shí shàng品牌pǐn pái做到zuò dào又yòu新xīn又yòu快kuài又yòu时尚shí shàng来lái满足mǎn zú年轻nián qīng人rén的de需求xū qiú,是shì新xīn时期shí qī品牌pǐn pái们men需要xū yào注意zhù yì的de。

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Vocabulary 73 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
最近 zuì jìnrecently
表示 biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
明年 míng niánnext year
退出 tuì chūto withdraw / to abort / to quit / to log out (computing)
中国 Zhōng guóChina
市场 shì chǎng(economics) market
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
年 niányear
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
品牌 pǐn páibrand; brand name
就 jiùin that case; then
纷纷 fēn fēnone after another / in succession / one by one / continuously / in profusion / pell-mell
除了 chú leapart from; besides; in addition to
这 zhèthis; these
几 jǐseveral / a few
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
现在 xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
包括 bāo kuòto comprise / to include / to involve / to incorporate / to consist of
以及 yǐ jíand; as well as
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
家 jiāclassifier for families or businesses
快 kuàirapid / quick
时尚 shí shàngfashion / fad
日子 rì zidays of one's life
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
不 bùno; not so
好 hǎo(before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to
过 guòto cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along
经常 jīng chángfrequently; constantly; regularly; often
出现 chū xiànto appear / to arise / to emerge / to show up
质量 zhì liàngquality / quality and quantity
合格 hé géto meet the standard required
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
口碑 kǒu bēipublic praise / public reputation / commonly held opinions / current idiom
大 dàgreatly; freely; fully
下降 xià jiàngto decline / to drop / to fall / to go down / to decrease
虽然 suī ránalthough; even though
不同 bù tóngdifferent / distinct / not the same / not alike
但是 dàn shìbut; however
销售 xiāo shòusales (representative, agreement etc)
原因 yuán yīncause / origin / root cause / reason
都 dōuall; both; entirely
大同小异 dà tóng xiǎo yìvirtually the same / differing only on small points
例如 lì rúfor example; for instance; such as
营销 yíng xiāomarketing
够 gòuenough (sufficient) / enough (too much)
本土 běn tǔnative / local
化 huà-ization
创新 chuàng xīninnovation
速度 sù dùspeed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo
较 jiào(before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather
慢 mànslow
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
这些 zhè xiēthese
重要 zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
所以 suǒ yǐtherefore / as a result / so
如何 rú héhow / what way / what
做到 zuò dàoto accomplish / to achieve
又 yòuboth... and...
新 xīnnew; newly
来 lái(between two verbs) in order to
满足 mǎn zúto satisfy / to meet (the needs of)
年轻 nián qīngyoung
人 rénperson; people
需求 xū qiúrequirement / (economics) demand
时期 shí qīperiod / phase
们 menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
需要 xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to require
注意 zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to