降落

jiàng luò

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. to descend
2. to land

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 升起 shēng qǐ 升起 shēng qǐ to raise As in to rise, opposite of descending or landing: to raise

Counterparts

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• 起飞 qǐ fēi 起飞 qǐ fēi (of an aircraft) to take off Takeoff, the complementary action to landing: (of an aircraft) to take off

Related words

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• 着陆 zhuó lù 着陆 zhuó lù landing Specifically for aircraft or spacecraft landing on ground: landing

Usage notes

Collocations

降落 usually refers to descent in the air or landing of aircraft, not commonly used for people getting off a vehicle.

Common mistakes

For 'to land' of an airplane, 降落 is used for the action of descending, while 着陆 is more specific for touching the ground; avoid using 降落 for vehicles on the ground.

Example Sentences

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飞机准备 降落 了。

The plane is about to land.

飞机平稳地 降落 了。

The airplane landed smoothly.

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Words Containing 降落

• 坐降落伞 坐降落伞 zuò jiàng luò sǎn: to do a parachute jump
• 自由降落 自由降落 zì yóu jiàng luò: free fall
• 降落伞 降落伞 jiàng luò sǎn: parachute
• 降落地点 降落地点 jiàng luò dì diǎn: landing site
• 降落跑道 降落跑道 jiàng luò pǎo dào: runway (at airport)

Child Words of 降落

• 落 落 là: to leave out
• 落 落 lào: colloquial reading for 落[luò] in certain compounds
• 落 落 luò: to fall or drop
• 降 降 jiàng: to drop
• 降 降 xiáng: to surrender