下降 xià jiàng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ haa6 gong3 HSK 4 高階級 · Level 4
- to decline
- to drop
- to fall
- to go down
- to decrease
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下
- 上下 shàng xià ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ soeng6 haa6 the top and bottom of sth
- 下令 xià lìng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ haa6 ling6 to give an order; to issue an order
- 下来 下來 xià lai ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄞ haa6 loi4 to come down
- 下列 xià liè ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ haa6 lit6 the following; listed below
- 下午 xià wǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ haa6 ng5 afternoon
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- 下去 xià qù ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄩˋ haa6 heoi3 to go down
- 下场 下場 xià chang ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄔㄤ haa6 coeng4 the end
- 下坠 下墜 xià zhuì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ haa6 zeoi6 (of objects) to fall
- 下属 下屬 xià shǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨˇ haa6 suk6 subordinate
- 下山 xià shān ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄢ haa6 saan1 to go down a hill
- 下岗 下崗 xià gǎng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄤˇ haa6 gong1 (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty
- 下巴 xià ba ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄚ haa6 baa1 chin
- 下手 xià shǒu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ haa6 sau2 to start
- 下旬 xià xún ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ haa6 ceon4 last third of the month
- 下期 xià qī ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧ haa6 kei4 next period (week, month or quarter etc)
- 下棋 xià qí ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˊ haa6 kei2 to play chess
- 下楼 下樓 xià lóu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄡˊ haa6 lau4 to go downstairs
- 下次 xià cì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄘˋ haa6 ci3 next time
- 下水 xià shuǐ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ haa6 seoi2 downstream
- 下海 xià hǎi ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ haa6 hoi2 to go out to sea
降
- 投降 tóu xiáng ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄤˊ tau4 hong4 to surrender
- 降低 jiàng dī ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄧ gong3 dai1 to reduce; to lower; to bring down
- 降价 降價 jiàng jià ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ gong3 gaa3 to cut the price
- 降温 降溫 jiàng wēn ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄨㄣ gong3 wan1 to become cooler
- 降临 降臨 jiàng lín ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ gong3 lam4 to descend
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- 降落 jiàng luò ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ gong3 lok6 to descend
- 以降 yǐ jiàng ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ji5 gong3 since (some point in the past)
- 伞降 傘降 sǎn jiàng ㄙㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ saan3 gong3 to parachute into
- 备降 備降 bèi jiàng ㄅㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ bei6 gong3 (aviation) to land at an alternate airport
- 势降 勢降 shì jiàng ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ sai3 gong3 potential drop (elec.)
- 升降 shēng jiàng ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄤˋ sing1 gong3 rising and falling
- 受降 shòu xiáng ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤˊ sau6 hong4 to accept surrender
- 岩降 yán jiàng ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ngaam4 gong3 rappelling; abseiling
- 招降 zhāo xiáng ㄓㄠ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ziu1 gong3 to ask for sb's surrender
- 普降 pǔ jiàng ㄆㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ pou2 gong3 precipitation over a large area
- 沉降 chén jiàng ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ cam4 gong3 to subside
- 空降 kōng jiàng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄤˋ hung1 gong3 to drop from the sky
- 纳降 納降 nà xiáng ㄋㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄤˊ naap6 hong4 to surrender
- 缓降 緩降 huǎn jiàng ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ wun6 gong3 to decrease gradually
- 诈降 詐降 zhà xiáng ㄓㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄤˊ zaa3 hong4 feigned surrender
Idioms with these characters
- 包打天下 bāo dǎ tiān xià ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ baau1 daa2 tin1 haa6 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
- 兵临城下 兵臨城下 bīng lín chéng xià ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bing1 lam4 sing4 haa6 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- 不愧下学 不愧下學 bù kuì xià xué ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ bat1 kwai3 haa6 hok6 not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
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- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 等而下之 děng ér xià zhī ㄉㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓ dang2 ji4 haa6 zi1 going from there to lower grades (idiom)
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn ㄉㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ dai1 sau2 haa6 sam1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
- 对症下药 對症下藥 duì zhèng xià yào ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ deoi3 zing3 haa6 joek6 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
- 汗如雨下 hàn rú yǔ xià ㄏㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ hon6 jyu4 jyu5 haa6 sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely
- 江河日下 jiāng hé rì xià ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gong1 ho4 jat6 haa6 rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse
- 兼济天下 兼濟天下 jiān jì tiān xià ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gim1 zai3 tin1 haa6 (idiom) to make everyone's lives better
- 从天而降 從天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ cung4 tin1 ji4 gong3 (idiom) to fall from the sky
- 明升暗降 míng shēng àn jiàng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ming4 sing1 am3 gong3 (idiom) to kick sb upstairs
- 降龙伏虎 降龍伏虎 xiáng lóng fú hǔ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄏㄨˇ hong4 lung4 fuk6 fu2 to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)
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- 喜从天降 喜從天降 xǐ cóng tiān jiàng ㄒㄧˇ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄤˋ hei2 cung4 tin1 gong3 joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news
- 纡尊降贵 紆尊降貴 yū zūn jiàng guì ㄩ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ (idiom) to show deference to sb of lower status; to condescend; to deign
- 招降纳叛 招降納叛 zhāo xiáng nà pàn ㄓㄠ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄋㄚˋ ㄆㄢˋ ziu1 hong4 naap6 bun6 to recruit surrendered enemy and deserters (idiom); to gather together a gang of villains
Example sentences
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气温 氣溫 突然 下降 了 。
The temperature has suddenly dropped.
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雨 后 後 气温 氣溫 下降 了 。
There was a drop in temperature after the rain.
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最近 物价 物價 已经 已經 下降 。
Prices have dropped recently.
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我 的 视力 視力 正 慢慢 下降 。
My eyesight is getting worse.
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昨天 晚上 气温 氣溫 突然 下降
There was a sudden drop in the temperature last night.
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