降
xiáng
Pinyin

Definition

降
 - 
xiáng
  1. to surrender
  2. to capitulate
  3. to subdue
  4. to tame
降
 - 
jiàng
  1. to drop
  2. to fall
  3. to come down
  4. to descend

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

下降
xià jiàng
  1. 1 to decline
  2. 2 to drop
  3. 3 to fall
  4. 4 to go down
  5. 5 to decrease
降
jiàng
  1. 1 to drop
  2. 2 to fall
  3. 3 to come down
  4. 4 to descend
降低
jiàng dī
  1. 1 to reduce
  2. 2 to lower
  3. 3 to bring down
降临
jiàng lín
  1. 1 to descend
  2. 2 to arrive
  3. 3 to come
从天而降
cóng tiān ér jiàng
  1. 1 lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to appear unexpectedly
  3. 3 to arise abruptly
  4. 4 out of the blue
  5. 5 to drop into one's lap

Idioms (5)

一物降一物
yī wù xiáng yī wù
  1. 1 lit. one object bests another object
  2. 2 every item has a weakness (idiom)
  3. 3 there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
喜从天降
xǐ cóng tiān jiàng
  1. 1 joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news
  2. 2 unlooked-for happy event
从天而降
cóng tiān ér jiàng
  1. 1 lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to appear unexpectedly
  3. 3 to arise abruptly
  4. 4 out of the blue
  5. 5 to drop into one's lap
招降纳叛
zhāo xiáng nà pàn
  1. 1 to recruit surrendered enemy and deserters (idiom); to gather together a gang of villains
降龙伏虎
xiáng lóng fú hǔ
  1. 1 to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)

Sample Sentences

然而，线上教学不能完全代替线下教育。不少师生反映，学生在家上课，缺乏学习氛围，容易出现注意力不集中、反应速度下降等问题，而缺少面对面的互动也是网课的一大弊端。
ránér ，xiànshàng jiàoxué bùnéng wánquán dàitì xiànxià jiàoyù 。bùshǎo shīshēng fǎnyìng ，xuésheng zài jiā shàngkè ，quēfá xuéxí fēnwéi ，róngyì chūxiàn zhùyìlì bù jízhōng 、fǎnyìng sùdù xiàjiàng děng wèntí ，ér quēshǎo miànduìmiàn de hùdòng yě shì wǎngkè de yīdà bìduān 。
However, online teaching cannot be substituted for offline education completely. Many teachers and students reported that there is a lack of learning atmosphere when studying at home. Students tend to be inattentive and respond slowly. The lack of interaction in person is another disadvantage of online courses.
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但即使反射出去了，因为稀薄的大气层，水星在需要留住太阳光的温度时仍然留不住，所以到了晚上，温度又会急速下降到零下173摄氏度。
dàn jíshǐ fǎnshè chūqù le ，yīnwèi xībó de dàqìcéng ，Shuǐxīng zài xūyào liúzhù tàiyángguāng de wēndù shí réngrán liú bù zhù ，suǒyǐ dào le wǎnshang ，wēndù yòu huì jísù xiàjiàng dào língxià yībǎiqīshísān Shèshìdù 。
But even though the sunlight reflected, Mercury can't remain the heat of sunlight owing to the thin layer of atmosphere. So when night arrives, the temperature nosedives to -173 degree celsius.
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强降雨导致意大利不少地区面临洪灾风险。
qiángjiàngyǔ dǎozhì Yìdàlì bùshǎo dìqū miànlín hóngzāi fēngxiǎn 。
Heavy rains have caused many parts of Italy to face risk of flooding.
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炎炎盛夏，人们在一个大瓷缸中放入冰块，再将瓷缸放入房中，用以降低房间温度。这种用冰块降温的方法其实早在先秦就已经有了。
yányán shèngxià ，rénmen zài yígè dà cígāng zhōng fàngrù bīngkuài ，zài jiāng cígāng fàngrù fáng zhōng ，yòngyǐ jiàngdī fángjiān wēndù 。zhèzhǒng yòng bīngkuài jiàngwēn de fāngfǎ qíshí zǎo zài xiānQín jiù yǐjīng yǒu le 。
In the scorching hot summer, people put ice cubes in large porcelain jars, which were then placed in rooms to help cool the temperature. This method of cooling with ice was already used in the pre Qin dynasty
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到了汉代，皇宫里夏季便有了“清凉殿”，内有多重降温装置，以石头为床，用玉晶盘装冰块，还有人站在一旁对着扇扇子，清凉无比。
dào le Hàndài ，huánggōng lǐ xiàjì biàn yǒu le “qīngliáng diàn ”，nèi yǒu duōchóng jiàngwēn zhuāngzhì ，yǐ shítou wèi chuáng ，yòng yù jīng pán zhuāng bīngkuài ，háiyǒu rén zhàn zài yīpáng duì zhe shān shànzi ，qīngliáng wúbǐ 。
In the Han Dynasty, the palace had a "cool hall" in the summer, with multiple cooling devices inside, such as a stone bed, plates made from jade crystals to store ice cubes and people using fans. The coolness was incomparable.
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少得意，我给你出一主意啊，你看，咱们坐在安全出口这儿，你可以祈祷一会儿飞机迫降，得使用安全门疏散，那时机多好啊，记得要沉着冷静地帮忙，那空姐一定会被你征服，没有女人不爱英雄。
shǎo déyì ，wǒ gěi nǐ chū yī zhǔyi ā ，nǐ kàn ，zánmen zuò zài ānquán chūkǒu zhèr ，nǐ kěyǐ qídǎo yīhuìr fēijī pòjiàng ，děi shǐyòng ānquánmén shūsàn ，nà shíjī duō hǎo ā ，jìde yào chénzhuó lěngjìng de bāngmáng ，nà kōngjiě yīdìng huì bèi nǐ zhēngfú ，méiyǒu nǚrén bù ài yīngxióng 。
Don’t get big-headed, I’ll give you a tip. Look, let’s sit by the emergency exit, you can pray that the plane will be forced to go down, and that they have to use the emergency exit to evacuate. What an opportunity that would be? Remember to be calm and collected and help out, that air hostess will be putty in your hands. No woman can resist a hero.
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唉，最近空降了一个新主管。
ài ，zuìjìn kōngjiàng le yīgē Xīn zhǔguǎn 。
Well... there's a new manager that was hired externally.
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刚降落，我要出机舱了。
gāng jiàngluò ，wǒ yào chū jīcāng le 。
Just landed. I am stepping out of the cabin.
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当地时间八月十七日印度加尔各答，当地迎来降雨天气，街道被积水淹没。
dāngdì shíjiān Bāyuè shíqī rì Yìndù Jiāěrgèdá ，dāngdì yínglái jiàngyǔ tiānqì ，jiēdào bèi jīshuǐ yānmò 。
On August 17, local time in Calcutta, India, rainy weather caused the streets to be flooded with water.
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如果库存积压到后半年就更没人买了，所以现在必须降价。”位于北京中关村的渠道商黄云告诉记者，新款iPhone发售以来，由于销量不理想，库存必然面临较大压力，因此降价清仓是苹果不得不做的。
rúguǒ kùcún jīyā dào hòu bànnián jiù gèng méi rén mǎi le ，suǒyǐ xiànzài bìxū jiàngjià 。”wèiyú Běijīng Zhōngguāncūn de qúdào Shāng huángyún gàosu jìzhě ，xīnkuǎn fāshòu yǐlái ，yóuyú xiāoliàng bù lǐxiǎng ，kùcún bìrán miànlín jiàodà yālì ，yīncǐ jiàngjià qīngcāng shì píngguǒ bùdébù zuò de 。
If the inventory is backlogged into the second half of the year, no one is going to buy them it so it is necessary to cut the price now. Huang Yun, a channel reseller based in Zhongguancun, Beijing, told reporters that since the new iPhone was released, due to unsatisfactory sales, inventory naturally faces greater pressure. Apple has no choice but to cut prices to reduce inventory.
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