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降

jiàng · jiang/xiáng · xiang

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Meaning

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jiàng 降

  1. to drop
  2. to fall
  3. to come down
  4. to descend

xiáng 降

  1. to surrender
  2. to capitulate
  3. to subdue
  4. to tame
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In a conversation

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It is getting cold

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)怎么(zěnme)突然(tūrán)这么(zhème)冷(lěng)？

    Why is it suddenly so cold today?

  2. Dengdeng

    天气(tiānqì)预报(yùbào)说(shuō)今天(jīntiān)降温(jiàngwēn)，晚上(wǎnshang)会(huì)降(jiàng)到(dào)零度(língdù)。

    The forecast says the temperature drops today, down to zero tonight.

  3. Liangliang

    零度(língdù)？那(nà)明天(míngtiān)呢(ne)？

    Zero? What about tomorrow?

  4. Dengdeng

    明天(míngtiān)还(hái)会(huì)再(zài)降(jiàng)两度(liǎngdù)。

    Tomorrow it drops another two degrees.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)回家(huíjiā)，把(bǎ)所有(suǒyǒu)的(de)衣服(yīfu)都(dōu)穿上(chuānshang)！

    I'm going home right now to put on all my clothes!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

气(qì)温(wēn)突(tū)然(rán)降(jiàng)到(dào)了(le)零(líng)度(dù)以(yǐ)下(xià)。

The temperature suddenly dropped below zero.

02

飞(fēi)机(jī)开(kāi)始(shǐ)慢(màn)慢(màn)降(jiàng)低(dī)高(gāo)度(dù)，准(zhǔn)备(bèi)降(jiàng)落(luò)。

The plane began to slowly lower its altitude, preparing to land.

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