How to say “land” in Chinese

降落
jiàngluò

land

verb · HSK 4 · topic “Travel and vacations”

“Land” in Chinese is 降落, jiàng luò: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

降落 is read jiàng luò: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

jiàng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
luò — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

降
jiàng — come down, lower

On the left, 阝 “hill”: to go down a hill. Second reading: xiáng, “surrender”.

落
luò — fall, drop

On top, 艹 “grass”: leaves falling. At the bottom, 洛 luò hints at the sound.

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 “降落”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “land” in Chinese?

“Land” in Chinese is 降落, pinyin jiàngluò.

What does 降落 mean?

降落 (jiàngluò) means “land”.

How do you write 降落?

降落 is 2 characters: 降 (jiàng) — come down, lower; 落 (luò) — fall, drop. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 降落?

降落 is read jiàngluò. Tones: jiàng — fourth tone, luò — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“land” in the lesson “At the airport”

This word is from the topic “Travel and vacations” 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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