恐拖累经济增长

kǒng tuō lěi jīng jì zēng zhǎng

Fear that [something] will drag down economic growth

这场贸易摩擦恐拖累经济增长。

This trade friction is feared to drag down economic growth.

Etymology

This is a common modern Chinese phrase formed from individual characters with established meanings: 恐 (fear) dates back to Old Chinese, while 拖累 (drag down) and 经济增长 (economic growth) entered common usage in 20th century modern Chinese.

Memory Aid

Break down the phrase character by character: 恐 = fear, 拖累 = drag/hinder, 经济 = economy, 增长 = growth → combine to get 'fear of dragging down economic growth'.

Collocations

恐拖累经济增长预期恐拖累全球经济增长恐拖累长期经济增长

Synonyms

担忧拖累经济增长恐怕拖累经济增长

Antonyms

预计提振经济增长预期拉动经济增长

Related Words

经济放缓经济衰退增速放缓