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降级
jiàng jí
Pinyin
Definition
降级
-
jiàng jí
to demote
to relegate
to degrade
Character Decomposition
降
阝
夂
十
㇗
丨
级
纟
㇎
丿
㇏
Related Words
(20)
下降
xià jiàng
1
to decline
2
to drop
3
to fall
4
to go down
5
to decrease
降
jiàng
1
to drop
2
to fall
3
to come down
4
to descend
降低
jiàng dī
1
to reduce
2
to lower
3
to bring down
降临
jiàng lín
1
to descend
2
to arrive
3
to come
从天而降
cóng tiān ér jiàng
1
lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)
2
fig. to appear unexpectedly
3
to arise abruptly
4
out of the blue
5
to drop into one's lap
投降
tóu xiáng
1
to surrender
2
surrender
空降
kōng jiàng
1
to drop from the sky
2
(fig.) to appear out of nowhere
3
(attributive) airborne
降价
jiàng jià
1
to cut the price
2
to drive down the price
3
to get cheaper
降压
jiàng yā
1
to reduce the pressure (of a fluid)
2
to lower one's blood pressure
3
to lower (or step down) the voltage
降水
jiàng shuǐ
1
rain and snow
2
precipitation (meteorology)
降温
jiàng wēn
1
to become cooler
2
to lower the temperature
3
cooling
4
(of interest, activity etc) to decline
降火
jiàng huǒ
1
to decrease internal heat (Chinese medicine)
降级
jiàng jí
1
to demote
2
to relegate
3
to degrade
降落
jiàng luò
1
to descend
2
to land
降落伞
jiàng luò sǎn
1
parachute
降雨
jiàng yǔ
1
precipitation
2
rainfall
一物降一物
yī wù xiáng yī wù
1
lit. one object bests another object
2
every item has a weakness (idiom)
3
there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
以降
yǐ jiàng
1
since (some point in the past)
升降机
shēng jiàng jī
1
aerial work platform (e.g. cherry picker or scissor lift)
2
lift
3
elevator
受降
shòu xiáng
1
to accept surrender
Idioms
(5)
一物降一物
yī wù xiáng yī wù
1
lit. one object bests another object
2
every item has a weakness (idiom)
3
there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
喜从天降
xǐ cóng tiān jiàng
1
joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news
2
unlooked-for happy event
从天而降
cóng tiān ér jiàng
1
lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)
2
fig. to appear unexpectedly
3
to arise abruptly
4
out of the blue
5
to drop into one's lap
招降纳叛
zhāo xiáng nà pàn
1
to recruit surrendered enemy and deserters (idiom); to gather together a gang of villains
降龙伏虎
xiáng lóng fú hǔ
1
to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)
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