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降

jiàng

drop; fall

Usage note

降可以用来表示物体从高处向低处移动，比如雨滴、飞机降落等。

jiàng kě yǐ lái bǎo shì wù tǐ cóng gāo chǔ xiàng dī chǔ yíng, rú jǐnghuǒ yǔ dī, fēijī jiàngluò děng。

降 can be used to describe objects moving from a higher place to a lower one, such as raindrops or planes landing.

Context note

降常用于描述自然现象或日常生活中的物体移动，比如天气预报中会说‘今天有雨，气温将下降’。

jiàng cháng yòng qǔ huì shuō míng tiān yǒu yǔ, qìwēi jiàng xiáng。

降 is often used to describe natural phenomena or the movement of objects in daily life, such as saying 'there will be rain today, and temperatures will drop' in weather forecasts.

5 examples

气温下降了。
qì wēn xià jiàng le。
The temperature has dropped.
飞机降落在机场。
fēi jī jiàng luò zài jī chǎng。
The plane landed at the airport.
雨点从天上降落到地面。
yǔ diǎn cóng tiān shàng jiàng luò dào dì miàn。
Raindrops fall from the sky to the ground.
他的心情下降了。
tā de xīn qíng xià jiàng le。
His mood has dropped.
飞机开始降落，引擎的声音越来越低。
fēi jī kāi shǐ jiàng luò， yǐn qíng de shēng yīn yuè lái yuè dī。
The plane began its landing, and the engine noise became lower.

5 mini stories

今天早上天气晴朗，到了下午突然降起了大雨。
jīn tiān zǎo shàng tiān qì qíng lǎng， dào le xià wǔ tū rán jiàng qǐ le dà yǔ。
This morning the weather was sunny, but suddenly it started raining heavily in the afternoon.
飞机在机场降落时，乘客们都松了一口气。
fēi jī zài jī chǎng jiàng luò shí， chéng kè men dōu sōng le yì kǒu qì。
When the plane landed at the airport, all the passengers sighed with relief.
他从山顶降下来，发现下面的景色很美。
tā cóng shān dǐng jiàng xià lái， fā xiàn xià miàn de jǐng sè hěn měi。
He descended from the mountain top and found the scenery below very beautiful.
气温开始下降，妈妈提醒我多穿衣服。
qì wēn kāi shǐ xià jiàng， mā ma tí xǐng wǒ duō chuān yī fu。
The temperature started to drop, and Mom reminded me to wear more clothes.
飞机在机场降落时，孩子们兴奋地欢呼起来。
fēi jī zài jī chǎng jiàng luò shí， hái zi men xīng fèn dì huān hū qǐ lái。
When the plane landed at the airport, the children cheered excitedly.

Mini dialogue

天气变冷

A
今天气温降了很多。
Jīntiān qìwēn jiàng le hěn duō.
The temperature dropped a lot today.
B
是啊，我们要多穿点衣服。
Shì a, wǒmen yào duō chuān diǎn yīfu.
Yes, we need to wear more clothes.

飞机降落

A
你看，飞机开始降落了。
Nǐ kàn, fēijī kāishǐ jiàngluò le.
Look, the plane is starting to descend.
B
它降得真平稳。
Tā jiàng de zhēn píngwěn.
It's descending very smoothly.

Related words and contrasts

similar
落
luò
fall; drop

降 means to descend or drop, similar to 落 (to fall).

opposite
升
shēng
rise; ascend

降 means to drop or fall, the opposite of 升 (to rise).

similar
降低
jiàng dī
lower; reduce

降 is often used in the compound 降低, meaning to lower something.

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