降低 jiàng dī ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄧ gong3 dai1 HSK 4 進階級 · Level 3
- to reduce; to lower; to bring down
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降
- 下降 xià jiàng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ haa6 gong3 to decline
- 投降 tóu xiáng ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄤˊ tau4 hong4 to surrender
- 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
低
- 低下 dī xià ㄉㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋ dai1 haa6 low status
- 低估 dī gū ㄉㄧ ㄍㄨ dai1 gu2 to underestimate; to underrate
- 低价 低價 dī jià ㄉㄧ ㄐㄧㄚˋ dai1 gaa3 low price
- 低于 低於 dī yú ㄉㄧ ㄩˊ dai1 jyu1 to be lower than
- 低温 低溫 dī wēn ㄉㄧ ㄨㄣ dai1 wan1 low temperature
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- 低潮 dī cháo ㄉㄧ ㄔㄠˊ dai1 ciu4 low tide
- 低碳 dī tàn ㄉㄧ ㄊㄢˋ dai1 taan3 (attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet)
- 低调 低調 dī diào ㄉㄧ ㄉㄧㄠˋ dai1 diu6 low pitch
- 低谷 dī gǔ ㄉㄧ ㄍㄨˇ dai1 guk1 valley
- 低迷 dī mí ㄉㄧ ㄇㄧˊ dai1 mai4 blurred (landscape etc)
- 低头 低頭 dī tóu ㄉㄧ ㄊㄡˊ dai1 tau4 to bow the head
- 高低 gāo dī ㄍㄠ ㄉㄧ gou1 dai1 height; level; (music) pitch
- 忽高忽低 hū gāo hū dī ㄏㄨ ㄍㄠ ㄏㄨ ㄉㄧ fat1 gou1 fat1 dai1 alternately soaring and plunging
- 低丘 dī qiū ㄉㄧ ㄑㄧㄡ dai1 jau1 hilly (geography)
- 低俗 dī sú ㄉㄧ ㄙㄨˊ dai1 zuk6 vulgar
- 低保 dī bǎo ㄉㄧ ㄅㄠˇ dai1 bou2 subsistence allowance
- 低分 dī fēn ㄉㄧ ㄈㄣ dai1 fan1 low marks
- 低利 dī lì ㄉㄧ ㄌㄧˋ dai1 lei6 low interest
- 低劣 dī liè ㄉㄧ ㄌㄧㄝˋ dai1 lyut3 inferior quality
- 低吟 dī yín ㄉㄧ ㄧㄣˊ dai1 jam4 to chant softly
Idioms with these characters
- 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
- 不识高低 不識高低 bù shí gāo dī ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄍㄠ ㄉㄧ bat1 sik1 gou1 dai1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
- 低声细语 低聲細語 dī shēng xì yǔ ㄉㄧ ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧˋ ㄩˇ dai1 sing1 sai3 jyu5 in a whisper
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn ㄉㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ dai1 sau2 haa6 sam1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
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- 高低不就 gāo dī bù jiù ㄍㄠ ㄉㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ gou1 dai1 bat1 zau6 can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
- 扒高踩低 pá gāo cǎi dī ㄆㄚˊ ㄍㄠ ㄘㄞˇ ㄉㄧ paa4 gou1 caai2 dai1 crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors
- 眼高手低 yǎn gāo shǒu dī ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄠ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄧ ngaan5 gou1 sau2 dai1 to have high standards but little ability
- 一见高低 一見高低 yī jiàn gāo dī ㄧ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄠ ㄉㄧ jat1 gin3 gou1 dai1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
Example sentences
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怎么 怎麼 降低 成本 呢 ？
How do you keep costs down?
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大雪 降低 了 能见度 能見度 。
The snow was reducing visibility.
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他们 他們 正 努力 降低 成本 。
They are trying to keep costs down.
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我们 我們 必须 必須 降低 能源 需求 。
We must reduce energy demand.
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她 降低 了 收音机 收音機 的 音量 。
She turned down the radio.
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