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降临 (jiàng lín) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

降临 (jiàng lín) is a Chinese word: to descend, to come (from above). This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 降临

动 dòng verb

to descend, to come (from above)

夜幕降临,街灯亮起。

yè mù jiàng lín jiē dēng liàng qǐ

Night falls, and the street lights come on.

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Word breakdown

降 jiàng — to descend, to come down

临 lín — to arrive, to approach, to be present

Structure & writing
1 降 jiàng — to fall; to descend (opposite of 升)
Xpinyin

降 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 阝 fǔ — mound/hill radical, representing elevated terrain
阝 is a component in 47 characters
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1.3 㐄 kuà — to stride over, straddle
㐄 is a component in 1 characters

Stroke order

2 临 lín — to be close to; to face

临 is not used as a component in any other character.

临 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order