降
Character
to go down; to come down from a high place (as in 下降)
Readings and meanings
- to go down; to come down from a high place (as in 下降)
- to make something lower or less (as in 降温)
Examples
雨降下来了。
yǔ jiàng xià lái le
The rain came down.
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飞机慢慢降下来了。
fēi jī màn màn jiàng xià lái le
The plane slowly came down.
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空调把温度降下来了。
kōng tiáo bǎ wēn dù jiàng xià lái le
The air conditioner lowered the temperature.
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Words that use “降” as jiàng
下降xià jiàngto go down or fall, like prices, temperature, or numbersWordHSK 4降价jiàng jiàto lower the price of somethingWordHSK 4降低jiàng dīto make something lower or lessWordHSK 4降温jiàng wēn(of weather) to get colderWordHSK 4降落jiàng luò(of a plane) to come down and land on the groundWordHSK 4降临jiàng línto come down from the sky, like a godWordHSK 7–9以降yǐ jiàngsinceWord伞降sǎn jiàngto parachute intoWord
xiáng
xiang2Reading 2Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is jiàng.
- to surrender; to stop fighting and give up (as in 投降)
- to make an animal or person obey you (as in 降服)
Examples
他们不打了，投降了。
tā men bù dǎ le, tóu xiáng le
They stopped fighting and gave up.
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他能降服这匹马。
tā néng xiáng fú zhè pǐ mǎ
He can make this horse listen to him.
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Words that use “降” as xiáng
投降tóu xiángto stop fighting and admit that you have lostWordHSK 7–9受降shòu xiángto accept surrenderWord招降zhāo xiángto ask for sb's surrenderWord纳降nà xiángto surrenderWord诈降zhà xiángfeigned surrenderWord迫降pò jiàngto force a plane to landWord+1 reading降伏xiáng fúto subdueWord降妖xiáng yāoto subdue monstersWord
Stroke order
All 8 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 降
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