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降临

jiàng lín · jiang lin

Traditional 降臨

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to descend
  2. to arrive
  3. to come
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When night falls

  1. Liangliang

    夜幕(yèmù)降临(jiànglín)了(le)，公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)的(de)灯(dēng)亮(liàng)了(le)。

    Dusk has fallen and the lights in the park are on.

  2. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)好看(hǎokàn)！夜幕(yèmù)降临(jiànglín)后(hòu)，公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)更(gèng)热闹(rènao)了(le)。

    So pretty! After dusk falls, the park gets livelier.

  3. Liangliang

    是啊(shìa)，天(tiān)一(yī)黑(hēi)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)来(lái)跳舞(tiàowǔ)。

    Yes, as soon as it gets dark, everyone comes to dance.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那边(nàbian)的(de)大爷(dàye)大妈(dàmā)已经(yǐjīng)开始(kāishǐ)了(le)。

    Look, the grandpas and grannies over there already started.

  5. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)也(yě)去(qù)吧(ba)！但是(dànshì)我(wǒ)先(xiān)说(shuō)，我(wǒ)不(bù)会(huì)跳(tiào)。

    Let's go too! But I tell you first, I can't dance.

  6. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，夜幕(yèmù)已经(yǐjīng)降临(jiànglín)了(le)，没人(méirén)看(kàn)得(de)清(qīng)。

    Never mind. Dusk has fallen, so nobody can see clearly.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

夜(yè)幕(mù)降(jiàng)临(lín)，街(jiē)灯(dēng)慢(màn)慢(màn)亮(liàng)了(le)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

Night fell, and the streetlights slowly came on.

02

当(dāng)机(jī)会(huì)降(jiàng)临(lín)时(shí)，你(nǐ)要(yào)勇(yǒng)敢(gǎn)地(de)抓(zhuā)住(zhù)它(tā)。

When opportunity arrives, you must bravely seize it.

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