下降
xiàjiàng
to descend, to decline
Part of speech · verb
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下below
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降descend
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Examples
- 气温明显下降了。The temperature has dropped noticeably.
- 今年的产量比去年下降了一成。This year’s output fell by ten percent from last year.
Collocations
气温下降价格下降产量下降急剧下降
Mnemonic
下 xià "down" + 降 jiàng "to descend": to go down, i.e. to descend, to decline. 降 is a multi-reading character (jiàng "descend" / xiáng "surrender"); in 下降 it reads jiàng. ① to physically descend ② (of figures, prices) to fall. Opposite of 上升 (to rise) and 增长 (to grow).
Related
上升增长降低减少
Quick check
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