降 (hong4 gong3 | xiang2 jiang4) : surrender, sudue; to fall, lower

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降

hong4 gong3

xiang2 jiang4

hong4 & xiang2
[1] surrender; capitulate; concede
[2] subdue; tame; vanquish

gong3 & jiang4
[1] fall; drop; descend
[2] lower; reduce; decline

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: (#170)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

降

Don't confuse with:
陸

This word has been viewed 8775 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Jul 2009 13:48

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降臨節 gong3 lam4 zit3 jiang4 lin2 jie2 = Advent (four week period before Christmas)

霜降 soeng1 gong3 shuang1 jiang4 = Frost Descends, 18th of the 24 solar terms 23rd October-6th November

降職 gong3 zik1 jiang4 zhi2 = demote

升降機 sing1 gong3 gei1 sheng1 jiang4 ji1 = lift; elevator. Syn.: 電梯; 昇降機

下降 haa6 gong3 xia4 jiang4 = to decline; to drop; to decrease; to fall; to go down

降低 gong3 dai1 jiang4 di1 = to reduce; to lower; to lessen; to bring down

降價 gong3 gaa3 jiang4 jia4 = price reduction

降臨 gong3 lam4 jiang4 lin4 = to befall

降落 gong3 lok6 jiang4 luo4 = to descend; to go down; to come down; to land

降落傘 gong3 lok6 saan3 jiang4 luo4 san3 = parachute

投降 tau4 hong4 tou2 xiang2 = to surrender; to concede; to submit to; to capitulate; [n] surrender

無條件投降 mou4 tiu4 gin6*2 tau4 hong4 wu2 tiao2 jian4 tou2 xiang2 = unconditional surrender

昇降機 sing1 gong3 gei1 sheng1 jiang4 ji1 = lift; elevator

降升機 gong3 sing1 gei1 jiang4 sheng1 ji1 = lift; escalator

降溫 gong3 wan1 = cooling; hypothermia; hypothermy

升降 sing1 gong3 sheng1 jiang4 = rise and fall

落降頭 lok6 gong3 tau4 = cast a spell on

降落地點 gong3 lok6 dei6 dim2 jiang4 luo4 di4 dian3 = landing site

降壓器 gong3 aat3 hei3 jiang4 ya1 qi4 = step-down transformer

金降落傘 gam1 gong3 lok6 saan3 jin1 jiang4 luo4 san3 = golden parachute (in business)

降頭 gong3 tau4 = a curse

一物降一物 jat1 mat6 hong4 jat1 mat6 yi1 wu4 xiang2 yi1 wu4 = there is always one thing to conquer another; everything has its vanquisher

乞降 hat1 hong4 qi3 xiang2 = beg to surrender

人工降雨 jan4 gung1 gong3 jyu5 ren2 gong1 jiang4 yu3 = artifical rainfall; rainmaking

招降 ziu1 hong4 zhao xiang2 = summon somebody to surrender

求降 kau4 hong4 qiu2 xiang2 = beg to surrender; hang out (or hoist) the white flag

降伏 hong4 fuk6 xiang2 fu2 = subdue; vanquish; tame

降旗 gong3 kei4 jiang4 qi2 = lower a flag

降服 hong4 fuk6 xiang2 fu2 = yield, surrender

降龍伏虎 hong4 lung4 fuk6 fu2 xiang2 long2 fu2 hu3 = subdue the dragon and tame the tiger (overcome powerful adversaries)

降序 gong3 zeoi6 jiang4 xu4 = descending

降級 gong3 kap1 jiang4 ji2 = demotion; degrade; downgrade (computer)

降雨 gong3 jyu5 jiang4 yu3 = precipitation, rainfall, rain

降罪 gong3 zeoi6 jiang4 zui4 = to inflict punishment upon

遞降序 dai6 gong3 zeoi6 di4 jiang4 xu4 = [math] descending order, descending powers

遞降次序 dai6 gong3 ci3 zeoi6 di4 jiang4 ci4 xu4 = [math.] descending powers

降冪 gong3 mik6 jiang4 mi4 = [math.] descending powers

降半音 gong3 bun3 jam1 jiang4 ban4 yin1 = flat

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利率急遽下降
The interest rate rapidly declines

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