How to say “lower” in Chinese
lower, reduce
“Lower” in Chinese is 降低, jiàng dī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
降低 is read jiàng dī: 2 syllables. 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”.
On the left, 亻 “person”. The right part is the same as in 底 dǐ.
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 “降低”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 降低. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们应该降低价格wǒmenyīnggāijiàngdījiàgéWe should lower our prices.
- 我们要想办法降低成本wǒmenyàoxiǎngbànfǎjiàngdīchéngběnWe need to figure out how to cut costs.
More words from the lesson “Up and down”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “lower” in Chinese?
“Lower” in Chinese is 降低, pinyin jiàngdī.
What does 降低 mean?
降低 (jiàngdī) means “lower, reduce”.
How do you write 降低?
降低 is 2 characters: 降 (jiàng) — come down, lower; 低 (dī) — low. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 降低?
降低 is read jiàngdī. Tones: jiàng — fourth tone, dī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“lower” 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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