下降
xià jiàngㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: HẠ GIÁNG
Traditional: 下降
HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 4
Meaning(verb, verbal noun)
to decline; to drop; to fall; to go down; to decrease
Opposite: 上升 (to rise). Used with figures: 价格下降, 质量下降.
Examples
这几天气温下降了很多。
zhè jǐ tiān qì wēn xià jiàng le hěn duō.
The temperature has dropped a lot these past few days.
他的成绩最近有点下降。
tā de chéng jì zuì jìn yǒu diǎn xià jiàng.
His grades have slipped a bit recently.
飞机开始下降了。
fēi jī kāi shǐ xià jiàng le.
The plane has begun its descent.
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Stroke order
HẠ · 3 strokes
down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an actio
HÀNG · 8 strokes
to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend
Related words
- 下 xià — down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- 下午 xià wǔ — afternoon; p.m.
- 下雨 xià yǔ — to rain
- 下载 xià zǎi — to download; also pr. [xià zài]
- 眼下 yǎn xià — now; at present; subocular (medicine)
- 下属 xià shǔ — subordinate; underling
- 不相上下 bù xiāng shàng xià — equally matched; about the same