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降Polyphone (多音字)HSK 4
Synonym: 落
Antonyms: 升 涨
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 阜
Pictophonetic:夅 indicates the sound; 阝 (hill) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 阝 [ yì ] place, town, city
    • 夅 [ jiàng ] to descend, to fall; to drop, to lower
Similar Characters: 胮
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1
Pinyin: jiàng
English Definition:to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend
Chinese Definition:
①下落，落下：下降。降旨。降临。降旗。空降。
②减低，贬抑：降低。降价。降职。降解。降心相从(抵制自己心志以服从别人)。
③落升提。
Example Words:
下降 xià jiàng to decline; to drop; to fall; to go down; to decrease
降低HSK 4 jiàng dī to reduce; to lower; to bring down
降水 jiàng shuǐ rain and snow; precipitation (meteorology)
降价 jiàng jià to cut the price; to drive down the price; to get cheaper
降落HSK 4 jiàng luò to descend; to land
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2
Pinyin: xiáng
English Definition:to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to tame
Chinese Definition:
①投降。［例］曷为不言降。——《公羊传》。注：“降者自优之文。”［例］每得降卒。——《资治通鉴·唐纪》。［例］琮已降。——《资治通鉴》。
②诈云欲降。
③指言盖降。［合］降附(投降归附)；降骨(投降者的骨骸)。
④降服，使驯服。［例］六卿三族，降听政也。——《左传·哀公二十六年》。注：“和同也。”［例］其能降以相从也。——《左传·隐公十一年》。注：“降，降心也。”［例］降虏兼千帐，居人有万家。——唐·杜甫《秦州杂诗二十首》。［例］(太公）又与了我五钱银子做盘缠，教我再去请好法师降他。——《西游记》。［合］降发(降伏；制伏)；降视(降伏)；降龙(以佛法降伏神龙)。
Example Words:
投降HSK 6 tóu xiáng to surrender; surrender
降服 xiáng fú to yield; to surrender
降伏 xiáng fú to subdue; to vanquish; to tame
受降 shòu xiáng to accept surrender
诈降 zhà xiáng feigned surrender
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Example Sentences
1
fēi jī
飞机
jiàng luò
降落
zài
在
jī chǎng
机场
。
The airplane is landing at the airport.
2
wēn dù
温度
zhèng zài
正在
zhú jiàn
逐渐
xià jiàng
下降
。
The temperature is gradually decreasing.
3
qiū jì
秋季
qì wēn
气温
zhú jiàn
逐渐
jiàng dī
降低
。
The temperature gradually decreases in autumn.
4
yè mù
夜幕
jiàng lín
降临
，
xīng kōng
星空
shǎn yào
闪耀
。
Night falls, stars twinkle in the sky.
5
bàng wǎn
傍晚
de
的
shí hou
时候
，
qì wēn
气温
kāi shǐ
开始
jiàng dī
降低
。
The temperature starts to drop in the evening.
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