降温 (jiàng wēn) — to cool down (temperature); to cool off (enthusiasm, activity, etc.)
Definition
降温 is specifically about temperature or figurative 'heat' (enthusiasm, a hot market) cooling down. Use 降低 for general 'reduce/lower' (costs, standards), and 下降 for neutral drops like numbers or prices.
verb
to cool down (temperature)to cool off (enthusiasm, activity, etc.)
Examples
- 降温，。Tiān qì jiàng wēn le, jì de duō chuān yī fu.The weather has cooled down; remember to wear more clothes.
- 降温。Dà jiā duì zhè jiàn shì de rè qíng yǐ jīng jiàng wēn le.Everyone's enthusiasm for this matter has already cooled off.
- 降温，。Zuì jìn shì chǎng jiàng wēn, shēng yì bù hǎo zuò.The market has cooled down recently, and business is hard to do.
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