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Chinese Traditional: 下降
Chinese Simplified: 下降
Pinyin: xia4 jiang4
Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ
English Meaning: to go down, to lower down

Example Sentences:

由於對魚翅的需求，近年來鯊魚的數量急劇下降。
由于对鱼翅的需求，近年来鲨鱼的数量急剧下降。
you2 yu2 dui4 yu2 chi4 de5 xu1 qiu2, jin4 nian2 lai2 sha1 yu2 de5 shu4 liang4 ji2 ju4 xia4 jiang4.
Because of the demand for shark fins, shark numbers are decreasing sharply in recent years.
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去年的犯罪率下降了。
去年的犯罪率下降了。
qu4 nian2 de5 fan4 zui4 lü4 xia4 jiang4 le5.
The crime rate went down last year.
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Related Words:

下下

xià

1. under, down 2. next 3. to go down 4. to play (chess) 5. number of times 6. to drop, to fall (rain, snow) 7. to form (a decision, an opinion) 8. to put in 9. (a measure word for the frequency of an action) 10. to alight, to get out of, to leave

Here: to alight, to go down

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降降

jiàng

to drop, to fall

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