下降

xiàjiàng

verb HSK 4 #3,833

Meanings

1 to decline; to drop; to decrease

Characters

to fall; to descend

Examples

HSK 4

气温明天会下降。

Qìwēn míngtiān huì xiàjiàng.

The temperature will drop tomorrow.

HSK 5

销售量下降了百分之十。

Xiāoshòuliàng xiàjiàng le bǎi fēn zhī shí.

Sales volume decreased by ten percent.

HSK 5

他的成绩最近有所下降。

Tā de chéngjì zuìjìn yǒusuǒ xiàjiàng.

His grades have declined recently.

Tips

usage

The opposite of 下降 (to decrease) is 上升 (to rise/increase).

Stroke Order

下 xià

降 jiàng