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下降

xiàjiàng

Description

"下降"的意思是从高的地方往低的地方去,或者数量、水平变小、变低。

"下降" means to go from a higher place to a lower place, or for quantity or level to decrease or drop.

比如飞机下降,或者气温下降,都可以用这个词。

For example, "下降" can be used for a plane descending or the temperature dropping.

Meanings

下降xiàjiàng

to decrease; to go down (in amount or level)

今天的气温下降了很多。

Today's temperature has dropped a lot.

下降xiàjiàng

to descend; to move downward

飞机开始慢慢下降。

The plane began to descend slowly.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    下 (down) + 降 (to lower/descend), literally "to go down".

  • Nuance

    下降 is often used for numbers, temperature, and altitude; 下跌 is specific to prices.

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