降落伞 (jiàngluòsǎn): parachute

Measure Word

一把降落伞 bǎ

Meanings

1 parachute

Characters

Literally 'descending umbrella' - an umbrella-shaped device for descending safely.

Examples

HSK 3

你敢跳降落伞吗？

Nǐ gǎn tiào jiàngluòsǎn ma?

Do you dare to skydive?

HSK 3

降落伞没有打开，非常危险。

Jiàngluòsǎn méiyǒu dǎkāi, fēicháng wēixiǎn.

The parachute didn't open - extremely dangerous.

HSK 4

士兵们打开了降落伞。

Shìbīng men dǎkāi le jiàngluòsǎn.

The soldiers opened their parachutes.

Tips

memory

降落 (descend/land) + 伞 (umbrella) = an umbrella for descending. The logic is perfect - it's literally a 'landing umbrella.'

Stroke Order

降 jiàng

落 luò

伞 sǎn

Related Words

降落 jiàngluò HSK 4 #3,151

to descend / to land

降临 jiànglín HSK 7-9 #4,585

to descend / to befall / to arrive (of something momentous)

降低 jiàngdī HSK 4 #5,042

to reduce / to lower / to bring down

降 jiàng HSK 4 #3,853

to drop; to fall / to descend; to land / to lower; to reduce

角落 jiǎoluò HSK 7-9 #3,343

corner / nook

跳伞 tiàosǎn HSK 7-9 #8,494

to parachute / to skydive

落后 luòhòu HSK 3 #4,978

to fall behind; to lag behind / backward; underdeveloped

下落 xiàluò HSK 7-9 #4,977

whereabouts (of a person or thing) / the place where someone or something has ended up

堕落 duòluò HSK 7-9 #4,699

to degenerate; to become corrupt / to sink into depravity

日落 rìluò #5,236

sunset / sundown