How to say “go down” in Chinese
go down, lower
“Go down” in Chinese is 降, jiàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
降 is read jiàng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 阝 “hill”: to go down a hill. Second reading: xiáng, “surrender”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “降”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 降. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 等降价了再买吧děngjiàngjiàlezàimǎibaLet's buy it once the price drops.
- 最近水果的价格下降了。zuìjìnshuǐguǒdejiàgéxiàjiàngleFruit prices have dropped lately.
- 我们应该降低价格wǒmenyīnggāijiàngdījiàgéWe should lower our prices.
- 最近价格下降了zuìjìnjiàgéxiàjiànglePrices have dropped lately.
- 听说明天要降温。tīngshuōmíngtiānyàojiàngwēnI hear it's going to get colder tomorrow.
- 气温降到了零下qìwēnjiàngdàolelíngxiàThe temperature has dropped below zero.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Up and down”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “go down” in Chinese?
“Go down” in Chinese is 降, pinyin jiàng.
What does 降 mean?
降 (jiàng) means “go down, lower”.
How do you write 降?
降 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 降?
降 is read jiàng. Tones: jiàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“go down” in the lesson “Up and down”
This word is from the topic “Money and numbers” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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