(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

  • Jīn tiān wēn dù huì jiàng dào líng dù yǐ xià.
    Today the temperature will drop to below zero degrees.
  • Jīn nián liáng shi de jià gé jiàng le yì xiē.
    The price of grain has dropped a bit this year.
  • Yǔ cóng tiān shàng jiàng xià lái.
    Rain falls from the sky.

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