降龙

降龍

xiánglóng

verb

Meanings

1 to subdue dragons
2 the Dragon-Taming Arhat

Characters

to subdue; to tame

Examples

HSK 7-9

传说这位高僧有降龙的本领。

Chuánshuō zhè wèi gāosēng yǒu xiánglóng de běnlǐng.

Legend says this eminent monk had the power to subdue dragons.

HSK 7-9

寺里的罗汉堂中，降龙和伏虎两尊罗汉最受游客喜爱。

Sì lǐ de luóhàntáng zhōng, xiánglóng hé fúhǔ liǎng zūn luóhàn zuì shòu yóukè xǐ'ài.

In the temple's Hall of Arhats, the Dragon Tamer and the Tiger Tamer are the two arhats visitors like best.

Tips

mistakes

降 is xiáng 'to subdue' here, as in 投降, not jiàng 'to come down' as in 下降.

culture

Mostly met in 降龙伏虎 'to tame dragons and subdue tigers', praise for overwhelming prowess, and in 降龙十八掌, the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms of Jin Yong's novels. Chinese tradition counts the Dragon Tamer and the Tiger Tamer among the 十八罗汉, and the monk 济公 was often taken for the Dragon-Taming Arhat reborn.

Stroke Order

降 jiàng

龙 lóng