降低

jiàngdī

verb HSK 4 #5,042

Meanings

我们需要降低成本。

Wǒmen xūyào jiàngdī chéngběn.

We need to reduce costs.

请降低你的声音。

Qǐng jiàngdī nǐ de shēngyīn.

Please lower your voice.

多运动可以降低生病的风险。

Duō yùndòng kěyǐ jiàngdī shēngbìng de fēngxiǎn.

More exercise can lower the risk of getting sick.

usage

降低 is more formal and versatile than 降. It works with abstract things (降低风险 reduce risk, 降低标准 lower standards) as well as concrete ones.

grammar

降低 takes an object: 降低 + noun. The opposite is 提高 (to raise; to improve).

降 jiàng

低 dī