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

士兵们打开了降落伞。

Shìbīngmen dǎkāi le jiàngluòsǎn.

The soldiers opened their parachutes.

你敢跳降落伞吗？

Nǐ gǎn tiào jiàngluòsǎn ma?

Do you dare to skydive?

降落伞没有打开，非常危险。

Jiàngluòsǎn méiyǒu dǎkāi, fēicháng wēixiǎn.

The parachute didn't open — extremely dangerous.

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 #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

角落 jiǎoluò HSK 7 #3,343

corner / nook

跳伞 tiàosǎn HSK 7 #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 #4,977

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

堕落 duòluò HSK 7 #4,699

to degenerate; to become corrupt / to sink into depravity

日落 rìluò #5,236

sunset / sundown