How to say “fall” in Chinese
fall, decline
“Fall” in Chinese is 下降, xià jiàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
下降 is read xià jiàng: 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
A stroke under a line.
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 “下降”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 下降. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 最近水果的价格下降了。zuìjìnshuǐguǒdejiàgéxiàjiàngleFruit prices have dropped lately.
- 最近价格下降了zuìjìnjiàgéxiàjiànglePrices have dropped lately.
- 随着气温下降叶子都落了suízheqìwēnxiàjiàng,yèzidōuluòleAs the temperature dropped, all the leaves fell.
- 我每天学到很晚，可是成绩反而下降了。wǒměitiānxuédàohěnwǎn,kěshìchéngjìfǎn’érxiàjiàngleI study late every day, and yet my grades have actually dropped.
- 我的视力下降了wǒdeshìlìxiàjiàngleMy eyesight has got worse.
- 农业在经济中的比重下降了nóngyèzàijīngjìzhōngdebǐzhòngxiàjiàngleAgriculture's share of the economy has fallen.
More words from the lesson “Up and down”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fall” in Chinese?
“Fall” in Chinese is 下降, pinyin xiàjiàng.
What does 下降 mean?
下降 (xiàjiàng) means “fall, decline”.
How do you write 下降?
下降 is 2 characters: 下 (xià) — below, under; 降 (jiàng) — come down, lower. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 下降?
下降 is read xiàjiàng. Tones: xià — fourth tone, jiàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fall” 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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