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

气温一夜之间骤降十度。

Qìwēn yí yè zhī jiān zhòujiàng shí dù.

The temperature plummeted ten degrees overnight.

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 (xiàjiàng).

Stroke Order

骤 zhòu

降 jiàng