How to say “drop in temperature” in Chinese

降温
jiàngwēn

drop in temperature; cool down

verb · HSK 4 · topic “Nature and weather”

“Drop in temperature” in Chinese is 降温, jiàng wēn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

降温 is read jiàng wēn: 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!”
wēn — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

降
jiàng — come down, lower

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

温
wēn — warm; temperature

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 “降温”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 降温. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 听说明天要降温。tīngshuōmíngtiānyàojiàngwēnI hear it's going to get colder tomorrow.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “drop in temperature” in Chinese?

“Drop in temperature” in Chinese is 降温, pinyin jiàngwēn.

What does 降温 mean?

降温 (jiàngwēn) means “drop in temperature; cool down”.

How do you write 降温?

降温 is 2 characters: 降 (jiàng) — come down, lower; 温 (wēn) — warm; temperature. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 降温?

降温 is read jiàngwēn. Tones: jiàng — fourth tone, wēn — first tone. The page has an audio recording.

“drop in temperature” in the lesson “How many degrees?”

This word is from the topic “Nature and weather” 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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