降 (jiàng) — to fall, to drop, to descend (of temperature, prices, altitude, etc.)
Definition
降 (jiàng) means 'to fall/drop' for things like temperature, prices, or altitude. Use 降低 when something is being brought down by someone; 降落 is for aircraft landing. Negate with 不降, not 没降.
verb
to fallto dropto descend (of temperature, prices, altitude, etc.)
Examples
- 降。Jīn tiān wēn dù huì jiàng dào líng dù yǐ xià.Today the temperature will drop to below zero degrees.
- 降。Jīn nián liáng shi de jià gé jiàng le yì xiē.The price of grain has dropped a bit this year.
- 降。Yǔ cóng tiān shàng jiàng xià lái.Rain falls from the sky.
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