Definition
降温 (jiàng wēn) means 'to cool down' — used for weather, temperature, or figuratively for enthusiasm and markets. It differs from 下降 (xià jiàng, general decline) and 降低 (jiàng dī, reduce a level/standard), and is more common in everyday speech than the technical 冷却 (lěng què).
verb
to cool down (temperature)to cool off (enthusiasm, activity, etc.)
Examples
- 降温，。Tiānqì jiàng wēn le, jìde duō chuān yīfu.The weather has cooled down; remember to wear more clothes.
- 降温。Dàjiā duì zhè jiàn shì de rèqíng yǐjīng jiàng wēn le.Everyone's enthusiasm for this matter has already cooled off.
- 降温，。Zuìjìn shìchǎng jiàng wēn, shēngyì bù hǎo zuò.The market has cooled down recently, and business is hard to do.
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