降调 (jiàng) — (linguistics/music) falling tone, falling intonation; (of rank or position) demotion, reduction in rank

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• 汉语的第四声是一个降调。
  Hàn yǔ de dì sì shēng shì yí gè jiàng.
  The fourth tone in Chinese is a falling tone.
• 公司宣布了他的降调。
  Gōng sī xuān bù le tā de jiàng.
  The company announced his demotion.
• 作曲家在结尾处使用了降调，让乐曲更伤感。
  Zuò qǔ jiā zài jié wěi chù shǐ yòng le jiàng, ràng yuè qǔ gèng shāng gǎn.
  The composer used a falling pitch at the end, making the piece sadder.