降临

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 夜幕降临,城市的灯光渐渐亮了起来。▶ —
   As night fell, the city lights gradually came on.
2. 谁也没想到,好运会突然降临到他头上。▶ —
   No one expected that good fortune would suddenly befall him.

Collocations

Mnemonic

降 jiàng "to descend" + 临 lín "to draw near": to descend upon, i.e. to arrive or befall. Lofty in tone, used of night, fortune, disaster, or an honored guest. Polyphone: 降 is jiàng "descend" yet xiáng "to surrender" (投降 tóuxiáng).

Related

Quick check

1. How is the polyphone 降 read in 投降 (to surrender)?

   • xiáng
   • jiàng
   • lín
   • luò