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下降

to decline; to drop

下降
xiàjiàng4th tone

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Pinyin
xiàjiàng
Strokes
11
In episodes
3

Stroke order for 下降

下降 is written with 11 strokes (下: 3, 降: 8). The animation replays automatically.

Usage

HSK 4. Used with percentages: 下降了百分之六十八点三.

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下降 appears in 3 Fluentide podcast episodes at natural native speed. Each sentence plays at the easiest difficulty it exists in — switch it to hear the same moment at your level, with full pinyin and English throughout.

今年上半年,投进这类公司的首轮资金比去年同期下降了百分之六十八点三。

In the first half of this year, first-round funding invested in such companies fell by 68.3% compared with the same period last year.

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他说,握力变弱有时是认知能力下降的提前信号。

He says that weakening grip strength is sometimes an early signal of cognitive decline.

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飞行员在求救信号里说,我们正在以每分钟一万英尺的速度下降。

In the mayday call, the pilot said, "We are descending at 10,000 feet per minute."

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