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降

jiàng

★ Core word

降 (jiàng) is a Chinese word meaning “to drop”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

jiàng B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Process verb
  1. to drop
  2. to fall
  3. to come down
  4. to descend
xiáng C1–C2 Level 7
Process verb
  1. to surrender; to capitulate
  2. to subdue; to conquer; to tame

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Example

今天的氣溫降了不少。

The temperature dropped quite a bit today.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).