降 (hong4) — gong3 & jiang4 in Cantonese
hongˎ₄降Mandarin Pinyin: xiang2 jiang4
Meaning of 降
noungong3 & jiang4
nounfall; drop; descend
nounsubdue; tame; vanquish
nounlower; reduce; decline
nounsurrender; capitulate; concede
nounhong4 & xiang2
Example Sentences with 降
利率急遽下降
The interest rate rapidly declines
guˊ²股gaa˗₃價haaˍ₆下zo2.降咗。
The stock price has dropped.
go˗₃個longˍ₆浪haaˍ₆下zo2.降。
The wave is subsiding.
soi˗₃數loengˍ₆量haaˍ₆下zoˊ²降laa3.喇。
The quantity has decreased.
seoiˊ²水meiˍ₆位haaˍ₆下zoˊ²降wam3.喎。
The water level is going down.
Words Containing 降
下降haa6 gong3
to decline; to drop; to decrease; to fall; to go down
降臨gong3 lam4
to befall
降價gong3 gaa3
price reduction
降溫gong3 wan1
cooling; hypothermia; hypothermy
降壓器gong3 aat3 hei3
step-down transformer
求降kau4 hong4
beg to surrender; hang out (or hoist) the white flag
降伏hong4 fuk6
subdue; vanquish; tame
降序gong3 zeoi6
descending
降職gong3 zik1
demote; lower one's post
乞降hat1 hong4
beg to surrender
降低gong3 dai1
to reduce; to lower; to lessen; to bring down
降服hong4 fuk6
yield, surrender
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