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下降

xià jiàng · xia jiang

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Meaning

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  1. to decline
  2. to drop
  3. to fall
  4. to go down
  5. to decrease
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Temperature drop

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)的(de)气温(qìwēn)下降(xiàjiàng)了(le)很多(hěnduō)，你(nǐ)穿(chuān)得(de)太(tài)少(shǎo)了(le)。

    The temperature dropped a lot today. You are wearing too little.

  2. Dengdeng

    天气预报(tiānqìyùbào)说(shuō)，明天(míngtiān)气温(qìwēn)还(hái)会(huì)下降(xiàjiàng)。

    The forecast says the temperature will drop more tomorrow.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)今天(jīntiān)喝(hē)一点(yīdiǎn)热茶(rèchá)吧(ba)。

    Then let us drink some hot tea today.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！茶(chá)的(de)温度(wēndù)也(yě)在(zài)下降(xiàjiàng)，快(kuài)喝(hē)吧(ba)。

    OK! The tea temperature is dropping too. Drink quickly.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，外面(wàimiàn)开始(kāishǐ)下雪(xiàxuě)了(le)。

    Look, it has started to snow outside.

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)体温(tǐwēn)也(yě)在(zài)下降(xiàjiàng)，我(wǒ)没(méi)带(dài)外套(wàitào)。

    My body temperature is dropping too. I did not bring a coat.

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2 examples
01

暴(bào)风(fēng)雨(yǔ)袭(xí)来(lái), 气(qì)温(wēn)随(suí)之(zhī)下(xià)降(jiàng)。

The storm sent the temperature down.

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by trieuho · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

要(yào)是(shì)你(nǐ)老(lǎo)打(dǎ)游(yóu)戏(xì)的(de)话(huà)，你(nǐ)的(de)视(shì)力(lì)会(huì)下(xià)降(jiàng)的(de)。

You're going to wreck your eyesight if you play games all the time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ryanwoo · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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