降低

jiàng dī

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to reduce; to lower; to bring down

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 提高 tí gāo 提高 tí gāo to raise to raise or increase something: to raise

Related words

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• 下降 xià jiàng 下降 xià jiàng to decline to decline or go down (intransitive): to decline

Synonyms

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• 减少 jiǎn shǎo 减少 jiǎn shǎo to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower to reduce the number or amount of something: to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with 成本 (cost), 价格 (price), 温度 (temperature).

Common mistakes

降低 is transitive (to lower something), while 下降 is intransitive (something declines).

Example Sentences

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公司决定 降低 成本。

The company decided to reduce costs.

公司决定裁员以 降低 成本。

The company decided to cut staff to reduce costs.

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Words Containing 降低

• 降低利率 降低利率 jiàng dī lì lǜ: to reduce interest rates

Child Words of 降低

• 低 低 dī: low
• 降 降 jiàng: to drop
• 降 降 xiáng: to surrender