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降落

jiàng luò
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Common

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Definitions

  1. 1. to descend
  2. 2. to land

Word relationships

Antonyms

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升起
shēng qǐ

to raise

As in to rise, opposite of descending or landing

Counterparts

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起飞
qǐ fēi

(of an aircraft) to take off

Takeoff, the complementary action to landing

Related words

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着陆
zhuó lù

landing

Specifically for aircraft or spacecraft landing on ground

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
zuò jiàng luò sǎn

to do a parachute jump

自由降落
zì yóu jiàng luò

free fall

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)

Child Words of 降落

落
là

to leave out

落
lào

colloquial reading for 落[luò] in certain compounds

落
luò

to fall or drop

降
jiàng

to drop

降
xiáng

to surrender