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jiàng
HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

  1. 1. to drop
  2. 2. to fall
  3. 3. to come down
  4. 4. to descend

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6064608)

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Words Containing 降

降祉
jiàng zhǐ

to send down blessings from heaven

霜降
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

受降仪式
shòu xiáng yí shì

a surrender ceremony

降尘
jiàng chén

dust fall

降生
jiàng shēng

to be born

降息
jiàng xī

to lower interest rates

降下
jiàng xià

to fall

降临节
jiàng lín jié

Advent (Christian period of 4 weeks before Christmas)

喜从天降
xǐ cóng tiān jiàng

joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news

降低
jiàng dī

to reduce; to lower; to bring down

降落
jiàng luò

to descend

空降
kōng jiàng

to drop from the sky

从天而降
cóng tiān ér jiàng

lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)

降旨
jiàng zhǐ

to issue an imperial edict

降调
jiàng diào

falling intonation (linguistics)

降火
jiàng huǒ

to decrease internal heat (Chinese medicine)

调降
tiáo jiàng

to reduce

普降
pǔ jiàng

precipitation over a large area

降世
jiàng shì

lit. to descend to earth (of an immortal)

防暑降温
fáng shǔ jiàng wēn

to prevent heatstroke and reduce temperature

下降
xià jiàng

to decline

升降
shēng jiàng

rising and falling

伞降
sǎn jiàng

to parachute into

降幅
jiàng fú

degree of reduction (in prices, numbers etc)

空降兵
kōng jiàng bīng

paratroopers

誓死不降
shì sǐ bù xiáng

to vow to fight to the death

降号
jiàng hào

(music) flat (♭)

递降
dì jiàng

to go down by degrees

降水
jiàng shuǐ

rain and snow

降将
xiáng jiàng

surrendered enemy general

降解
jiàng jiě

(chemistry) degradation

降肾上腺素
jiàng shèn shàng xiàn sù

noradrenalin

一物降一物
yī wù xiáng yī wù

lit. one object bests another object

降级
jiàng jí

to demote

降旗
jiàng qí

to lower a flag

缓降器
huǎn jiàng qì

cable reel and harness used to lower oneself to safety (e.g. from a building on fire)

降噪
jiàng zào

noise reduction

降临
jiàng lín

to descend

降低利率
jiàng dī lì lǜ

to reduce interest rates

降伏
xiáng fú

to subdue

圣神降临
shèng shén jiàng lín

Whit Sunday (Christian Festival celebrating the Holy Spirit)

降福
jiàng fú

blessings from heaven

降雪
jiàng xuě

to snow

降血压药
jiàng xuè yā yào

antihypertensive drug

降压
jiàng yā

to reduce the pressure (of a fluid)

招降
zhāo xiáng

to ask for sb's surrender

迫降
pò jiàng

to force a plane to land

诈降
zhà xiáng

feigned surrender

生物降解
shēng wù jiàng jiě

biodegradation

降龙伏虎
xiáng lóng fú hǔ

to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)

降温费
jiàng wēn fèi

extra pay for hot weather

坐降落伞
zuò jiàng luò sǎn

to do a parachute jump

升降机
shēng jiàng jī

aerial work platform (e.g. cherry picker or scissor lift)

沉降
chén jiàng

to subside

招降纳叛
zhāo xiáng nà pàn

to recruit surrendered enemy and deserters (idiom); to gather together a gang of villains

红细胞沉降率
hóng xì bāo chén jiàng lǜ

erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

无条件投降
wú tiáo jiàn tóu xiáng

unconditional surrender

降温
jiàng wēn

to become cooler

降结肠
jiàng jié cháng

descending colon (anatomy)

势降
shì jiàng

potential drop (elec.)

降血钙素
jiàng xuè gài sù

calcitonin

反空降
fǎn kōng jiàng

anti-aircraft defense

降落地点
jiàng luò dì diǎn

landing site

降落伞
jiàng luò sǎn

parachute

投降
tóu xiáng

to surrender

圣神降临周
shèng shén jiàng lín zhōu

Whitsuntide

起降
qǐ jiàng

(of aircraft) to take off and land

纳降
nà xiáng

to surrender

贬降
biǎn jiàng

to demote

圣灵降临
shèng líng jiàng lín

Pentecost

降服
xiáng fú

to yield

缓降
huǎn jiàng

to decrease gradually

降序
jiàng xù

descending order

以降
yǐ jiàng

since (some point in the past)

降职
jiàng zhí

to demote (to a lower rank)

降妖
xiáng yāo

to subdue monsters

骤降
zhòu jiàng

to fall rapidly

降雨
jiàng yǔ

precipitation

迫降
pò xiáng

to force sb to surrender

受降
shòu xiáng

to accept surrender

降雨量
jiàng yǔ liàng

precipitation

降格
jiàng gé

to downgrade

耶稣降临节
yē sū jiàng lín jié

Advent (Christian period of 4 weeks before Christmas)

夜幕降临
yè mù jiàng lín

nightfall

自由降落
zì yóu jiàng luò

free fall

降价
jiàng jià

to cut the price

降落跑道
jiàng luò pǎo dào

runway (at airport)

降水量
jiàng shuǐ liàng

precipitation (meteorology)