降調 jiàng diào

to demote; falling intonation (linguistics)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to demote
  2. 2. falling intonation (linguistics)
  3. 3. to lower the key of a tune

Characters

Character Meaning
降 jiàng HSK 4
to fall; to drop; to come down
調 diào
to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate