jiàng

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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 降

下降
xià jiàng

to decline

投降
tóu xiáng

to surrender

降低
jiàng dī

to reduce; to lower; to bring down

降价
jiàng jià

to cut the price

降温
jiàng wēn

to become cooler

降临
jiàng lín

to descend

降落
jiàng luò

to descend

一物降一物
yī wù xiáng yī wù

lit. one object bests another object

以降
yǐ jiàng

since (some point in the past)

伞降
sǎn jiàng

to parachute into

势降
shì jiàng

potential drop (elec.)

升降
shēng jiàng

rising and falling

升降机
shēng jiàng jī

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

反空降
fǎn kōng jiàng

anti-aircraft defense

受降
shòu xiáng

to accept surrender

受降仪式
shòu xiáng yí shì

a surrender ceremony

喜从天降
xǐ cóng tiān jiàng

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

坐降落伞
zuò jiàng luò sǎn

to do a parachute jump

夜幕降临
yè mù jiàng lín

nightfall

从天而降
cóng tiān ér jiàng

lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)

招降
zhāo xiáng

to ask for sb's surrender

招降纳叛
zhāo xiáng nà pàn

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

普降
pǔ jiàng

precipitation over a large area

沉降
chén jiàng

to subside

无条件投降
wú tiáo jiàn tóu xiáng

unconditional surrender

生物降解
shēng wù jiàng jiě

biodegradation

空降
kōng jiàng

to drop from the sky

空降兵
kōng jiàng bīng

paratroopers

红细胞沉降率
hóng xì bāo chén jiàng lǜ

erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

纳降
nà xiáng

to surrender

缓降
huǎn jiàng

to decrease gradually

缓降器
huǎn jiàng qì

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

耶稣降临节
yē sū jiàng lín jié

Advent (Christian period of 4 weeks before Christmas)

圣神降临
shèng shén jiàng lín

Whit Sunday (Christian Festival celebrating the Holy Spirit)

圣神降临周
shèng shén jiàng lín zhōu

Whitsuntide

圣灵降临
shèng líng jiàng lín

Pentecost

自由降落
zì yóu jiàng luò

free fall

诈降
zhà xiáng

feigned surrender

誓死不降
shì sǐ bù xiáng

to vow to fight to the death

调降
tiáo jiàng

to reduce

贬降
biǎn jiàng

to demote

起降
qǐ jiàng

(of aircraft) to take off and land

迫降
pò jiàng

to force a plane to land

迫降
pò xiáng

to force sb to surrender

递降
dì jiàng

to go down by degrees

防暑降温
fáng shǔ jiàng wēn

to prevent heatstroke and reduce temperature

降下
jiàng xià

to fall

降世
jiàng shì

lit. to descend to earth (of an immortal)

降伏
xiáng fú

to subdue

降低利率
jiàng dī lì lǜ

to reduce interest rates

降噪
jiàng zào

noise reduction

降尘
jiàng chén

dust fall

降压
jiàng yā

to reduce the pressure (of a fluid)

降妖
xiáng yāo

to subdue monsters

降将
xiáng jiàng

surrendered enemy general

降幅
jiàng fú

degree of reduction (in prices, numbers etc)

降序
jiàng xù

descending order

降息
jiàng xī

to lower interest rates

降旗
jiàng qí

to lower a flag

降旨
jiàng zhǐ

to issue an imperial edict

降服
xiáng fú

to yield

降格
jiàng gé

to downgrade

降水
jiàng shuǐ

rain and snow

降水量
jiàng shuǐ liàng

precipitation (meteorology)

降温费
jiàng wēn fèi

extra pay for hot weather

降火
jiàng huǒ

to decrease internal heat (Chinese medicine)

降生
jiàng shēng

to be born

降祉
jiàng zhǐ

to send down blessings from heaven

降福
jiàng fú

blessings from heaven

降级
jiàng jí

to demote

降结肠
jiàng jié cháng

descending colon (anatomy)

降职
jiàng zhí

to demote (to a lower rank)

降肾上腺素
jiàng shèn shàng xiàn sù

noradrenalin

降临节
jiàng lín jié

Advent (Christian period of 4 weeks before Christmas)

降落伞
jiàng luò sǎn

parachute

降落地点
jiàng luò dì diǎn

landing site

降落跑道
jiàng luò pǎo dào

runway (at airport)

降号
jiàng hào

(music) flat (♭)

降血压药
jiàng xuè yā yào

antihypertensive drug

降血钙素
jiàng xuè gài sù

calcitonin

降解
jiàng jiě

(chemistry) degradation

降调
jiàng diào

falling intonation (linguistics)

降雨
jiàng yǔ

precipitation

降雨量
jiàng yǔ liàng

precipitation

降雪
jiàng xuě

to snow

降龙伏虎
xiáng lóng fú hǔ

to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)

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

骤降
zhòu jiàng

to fall rapidly