降 jiàng xiáng

descend, fall, drop; lower, down

HSK 4 #744

DEFINITIONS

降 jiàng
  • to drop
  • to fall
  • to come down
  • to descend
降 xiáng
  • to surrender
  • to capitulate
  • to subdue
  • to tame

STROKES

WORDS

降落 jiàng luò
HSK 4
to descend; to land
降低 jiàng dī
HSK 4
to reduce; to lower; to bring down
投降 tóu xiáng
HSK 6
to surrender; surrender
降临 jiàng lín
HSK 6
to descend; to arrive; to come
下降 xià jiàng to decline; to drop; to fall; to go down; to decrease
降落伞 jiàng luò sǎn parachute
从天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng lit. to drop from the sky (idiom); fig. to appear unexpectedly; to arise abruptly; out of the blue; to drop into one's lap
降生 jiàng shēng to be born; arrival of newborn; birth (of a savior or religious leader)
降温 jiàng wēn to become cooler; to lower the temperature; cooling; (of interest, activity etc) to decline
迫降 pò jiàng to force a plane to land
迫降 pò xiáng to force sb to surrender
升降机 shēng jiàng jī aerial work platform (e.g. cherry picker or scissor lift); lift; elevator
降级 jiàng jí to demote; to relegate; to degrade
升降 shēng jiàng rising and falling
降职 jiàng zhí to demote (to a lower rank)
降价 jiàng jià to cut the price; to drive down the price; to get cheaper
空降 kōng jiàng to drop from the sky; (fig.) to appear out of nowhere; (attributive) airborne
降解 jiàng jiě (chemistry) degradation; to degrade
降雨 jiàng yǔ precipitation; rainfall
降压 jiàng yā to reduce the pressure (of a fluid); to lower one's blood pressure; to lower (or step down) the voltage
降格 jiàng gé to downgrade; to lower the standard; degrading; humiliating
降水 jiàng shuǐ rain and snow; precipitation (meteorology)
降雪 jiàng xuě to snow; snowfall
起降 qǐ jiàng (of aircraft) to take off and land
骤降 zhòu jiàng to fall rapidly; to plummet
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