下降

xiàjiàng

verb HSK 4 #3,833

Meanings

1 to decline; to drop; to decrease

Characters

to fall; to descend

Examples

气温明天会下降。

Qìwēn míngtiān huì xiàjiàng.

The temperature will drop tomorrow.

销售量下降了百分之十。

Xiāoshòuliàng xiàjiàng le bǎi fēn zhī shí.

Sales volume decreased by ten percent.

他的成绩最近有所下降。

Tā de chéngjì zuìjìn yǒusuǒ xiàjiàng.

His grades have declined recently.

Tips

usage

The opposite of 下降 (to decrease) is 上升 (to rise/increase).

Stroke Order

下 xià

降 jiàng