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降低 (jiàng dī) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

降低 (jiàng dī) is a Chinese word: to reduce. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 降低

动 dòng verb

to reduce

我们需要降低成本。

wǒ men xū yào jiàng dī chéng běn

We need to reduce costs.

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Word breakdown

降 jiàng — to descend, to bring down

低 dī — low, lower level

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 低 dī — low (opposite of 'high'); close to the ground

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

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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2.2 氐 dī — ancient ethnic group of northwest China and Sichuan
氐 is a component in 3 characters

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