double dip; double-dip recession; second bottom; double bottom
A financial term for a recession that recovers briefly and then falls again, or a chart pattern where a low is tested twice. Used in economic and market contexts.
To prevent the economy from falling into a double-dip recession, the government announced additional economic measures.
Many investors buy after confirming a double bottom on the chart.
Compound of 二番 (second) and 底 (bottom). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely arose as a calque from English financial terms like 'double bottom' or 'second bottom'.