下降 (xià jiàng) — to decline, to drop, to fall, to decrease
Definition
下降 means a value, level, or rate drops on its own (temperature, price, profit). Unlike 减少 or 缩小, it doesn't imply anyone made it smaller — use it for natural or market-driven decline.
verb
to declineto dropto fallto decrease
Examples
- 下降。Fēi jī kāi shǐ xià jiàng le.The plane began to descend.
- 下降。Zhè jǐ tiān wēn dù xià jiàng le hěn duō.The temperature has dropped a lot these past few days.
- 下降。Zhè ge yuè gōng sī de lì rùn xià jiàng le.The company's profit declined this month.
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