Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 降

to surrender
to capitulate
to subdue
to tame

to drop
to fall
to come down
to descend

to surrender

to reduce; to lower; to bring down

descending order

to decrease gradually
to descend gradually

potential drop (elec.)

to demote
to relegate
to degrade

to force sb to surrender

to reduce the pressure (of a fluid)
to lower one's blood pressure
to lower (or step down) the voltage

precipitation
rainfall

since (some point in the past)

to be born
arrival of newborn
birth (of a savior or religious leader)

to subdue
to vanquish
to tame

falling intonation (linguistics)
to lower the key of a tune
to demote

to parachute into
parachuting

degree of reduction (in prices, numbers etc)
decline
drop

to cut the price
to drive down the price
to get cheaper

to snow
snowfall

to subdue monsters

to yield
to surrender

to fall rapidly
to plummet

(Tw) to lower (prices, interest rates etc)
to reduce
to cut

to decrease internal heat (Chinese medicine)

to become cooler
to lower the temperature
cooling
(of interest, activity etc) to decline

to ask for sb's surrender

to surrender
to accept defeat

to subside
to cave in
subsidence

to accept surrender

(of aircraft) to take off and land

precipitation over a large area
widespread rain

blessings from heaven

to force a plane to land

dust fall
fallout (volcanic, nuclear etc)
particulate matter

to demote (to a lower rank)

Shuangjiang or Frost Descends, 18th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣／二十四节气 23rd October-6th November

to go down by degrees
progressively decreasing

rain and snow
precipitation (meteorology)

to decline
to drop
to fall
to go down
to decrease

(chemistry) degradation
to degrade

lit. to descend to earth (of an immortal)
to be born

to lower a flag
to strike the colors

to lower interest rates

surrendered enemy general

to issue an imperial edict

to downgrade
to lower the standard
degrading
humiliating

to descend
to land

to fall
to drop

to demote

noise reduction

rising and falling

(music) flat (♭)

to descend
to arrive
to come

to send down blessings from heaven

to drop from the sky
(fig.) to appear out of nowhere
(attributive) airborne

feigned surrender

fǎnkōngjiàng

anti-aircraft defense

jiàngjiécháng

descending colon (anatomy)
third section of large intestine

Advent (Christian period of 4 weeks before Christmas)

shēngjiàngjī

aerial work platform (e.g. cherry picker or scissor lift)
lift
elevator

kōngjiàngbīng

paratroopers

jiàngshuǐliàng

precipitation (meteorology)
measured quantity of rain

extra pay for hot weather

jiàngyǔliàng

precipitation
quantity of rainfall

parachute

cable reel and harness used to lower oneself to safety (e.g. from a building on fire)

xǐcóngtiānjiàng

joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news
unlooked-for happy event

Shèngshénjiànglín

Whit Sunday (Christian Festival celebrating the Holy Spirit)

zhāoxiángnàpàn

to recruit surrendered enemy and deserters (idiom); to gather together a gang of villains

jiàngxuèyāyào

antihypertensive drug

shòuxiángyíshì

a surrender ceremony

jiàngluòdìdiǎn

landing site

jiàngxuègàisù

calcitonin

shìsǐbùxiáng

to vow to fight to the death

zuòjiàngluòsǎn

to do a parachute jump

fángshǔjiàngwēn

to prevent heatstroke and reduce temperature

yèmùjiànglín

nightfall

jiàngdīlìlü

to reduce interest rates

jiàngluòpǎodào

runway (at airport)

cóngtiān'érjiàng

lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)
fig. to appear unexpectedly
to arise abruptly
out of the blue
to drop into one's lap

xiánglóngfúhǔ

to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)

míngshēng'ànjiàng

(idiom) to kick sb upstairs

Shènglíngjiànglín

Pentecost

zìyóujiàngluò

free fall

yūzūn-jiàngguì

(idiom) to show deference to sb of lower status; to condescend; to deign

shēngwùjiàngjiě

biodegradation

yīwùxiángyīwù

一物降一物

[一物降一物]

lit. one object bests another object
every item has a weakness (idiom)
there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock

jiàngshènshàngxiànsù

降肾上腺素

[降腎上腺素]

noradrenalin

Yēsū Jiànglínjié

耶稣降临节

[耶穌降臨節]

Advent (Christian period of 4 weeks before Christmas)

Shèngshénjiànglínzhōu

圣神降临周

[聖神降臨週]

Whitsuntide

wútiáojiàntóuxiáng

无条件投降

[無條件投降]

unconditional surrender

hóngxìbāochénjiànglü

红细胞沉降率

[紅細胞沉降率]

erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)