降低 (jiàng dī) — to reduce, to lower, to bring down
Definition
Transitive verb: a person/agent actively brings something down (price, temperature, requirements, speed). Unlike 减少, which focuses on quantity/number decreasing, 降低 takes qualities or levels as its object.
verb
to reduceto lowerto bring down
Examples
- ，降低。Wèi le ān quán, qǐng jiàng dī sù dù.For safety, please reduce speed.
- 降低。Lǎo shī jiàng dī le duì chéng jì de yāo qiú.The teacher lowered the requirements for grades.
- 降低。Wǒ men jiàng dī le fáng jiān de wēn dù.We lowered the temperature of the room.
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