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

chén jiàng to subside; to cave in; subsidence
兵 kōng jiàng bīng paratroopers
服 xiáng fú to yield; to surrender
调 jiàng diào falling intonation (linguistics); to lower the key of a tune; to demote
雨量 jiàng yǔ liàng precipitation; quantity of rainfall
伏 xiáng fú to subdue; to vanquish; to tame
旗 jiàng qí to lower a flag; to strike the colors
pǔ jiàng precipitation over a large area; widespread rain
shòu xiáng to accept surrender
zhà xiáng feigned surrender
息 jiàng xī to lower interest rates
水量 jiàng shuǐ liàng precipitation (meteorology); measured quantity of rain
shuāng jiàng Shuangjiang or Frost Descends, 18th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd October-6th November
一物一物 yī wù xiáng yī wù lit. one object bests another object; every item has a weakness (idiom); there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
yǐ jiàng since (some point in the past)
sǎn jiàng to parachute into; parachuting
sǎn jiàng to parachute into; parachuting
shì jiàng potential drop (elec.)
shì jiàng potential drop (elec.)
機 shēng jiàng jī aerial work platform (e.g. cherry picker or scissor lift); lift; elevator
反空 fǎn kōng jiàng anti-aircraft defense
仪式 shòu xiáng yí shì a surrender ceremony
儀式 shòu xiáng yí shì a surrender ceremony
喜从天 xǐ cóng tiān jiàng joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news; unlooked-for happy event
喜從天 xǐ cóng tiān jiàng joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news; unlooked-for happy event