Hanzi
Traditional
降
Simplified
降

to surrender/to capitulate/to subdue/to tame

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

jiàng, xiáng, xiàng

Bopomofo

ㄐㄧㄤˋ, ㄒㄧㄤˊ, ㄒㄧㄤˋ

Jyutping

gong3

Example sentences

下降 xiàjiàng
氣溫突然下降了。
气温突然下降了。

The temperature suddenly dropped.

慾 / 欲 yù
壓力大時，他的食慾明顯下降。
压力大时，他的食欲明显下降。

When he is under a lot of stress, his appetite clearly decreases.

降 jiàng
飛機正在下降。
飞机正在下降。

The plane is descending.

以下 yǐxià
氣溫降到了零度以下。
气温降到了零度以下。

The temperature dropped below zero.

降低 jiàngdī
為了吸引顧客，商店降低了商品價格。
为了吸引顾客，商店降低了商品价格。

To attract customers, the store lowered the product prices.

從而 / 从而 cóngér
這項新技術提高了生產效率，從而降低了成本。
这项新技术提高了生产效率，从而降低了成本。

This new technology improved production efficiency, thereby reducing costs.

降臨 / 降临 jiànglín
隨著夜幕降臨，城市變得安靜了。
随著夜幕降临，城市变得安静了。

As night falls, the city becomes quiet.

喜鵲 / 喜鹊 xǐquè
傳說聽見喜鵲鳴叫，表示將有喜事降臨。
传说听见喜鹊鸣叫，表示将有喜事降临。

Legend has it that hearing a magpie chirp indicates a happy event is about to arrive.

投降 tóuxiáng
面對強大的壓力，敵人最終選擇了投降。
面对强大的压力，敌人最终选择了投降。

Facing strong pressure, the enemy finally chose to surrender.

寧可 / 宁可 nìngkě
我寧可犧牲生命，也不願投降。
我宁可牺牲生命，也不愿投降。

I would rather sacrifice my life than surrender.

Example Vocabulary

下降

xia4'jiang4

to descend; to decline; to drop

降

jiang4

to descend; to lower

降低

jiang4'di1

to lower; to reduce

降臨

jiang4'lin2

to descend; to arrive

投降

tou2'xiang2

to surrender; to give up

空降

kong1'jiang4

降價

jiang4'jia4

to reduce the price; price reduction

降水

jiang4'shui3

precipitation; to precipitate as rain or snow

降溫

jiang4'wen1

to drop in temperature; to cool down

一物降一物

yi1'wu4'xiang2'yi1'wu4

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