骤降

驟降

zhòujiàng

verb #34,060

Meanings

1 to fall rapidly
2 to plummet
3 to drop sharply

Characters

to descend, to drop

Examples

HSK 4

气温一夜之间骤降十度。

Qìwēn yí yè zhījiān zhòujiàng shí dù.

The temperature plummeted ten degrees overnight.

HSK 6

公司股价骤降。

Gōngsī gǔjià zhòujiàng.

The company's share price plummeted.

Tips

memory

骤 carries the sense 'sudden / abrupt' (cf. 骤雨 a sudden shower, 暴风骤雨 a violent storm), so 骤降 is a 'sudden drop' - sharper and more dramatic than plain 下降.

Stroke Order

骤 zhòu

降 jiàng