降低 jiàngdī▶ reducir

Stroke order

降低 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

• 降 — 8 strokes
• 低 — 7 strokes

Example sentences

• 请降低一点声音。Qǐng jiàngdī yìdiǎn shēngyīn.Please lower the volume a little.
• 他说话的声音降低了。Tā shuōhuà de shēngyīn jiàngdī le.His voice dropped lower.

Related words

• 低bajo
• 降落tierra; aterrizar
• 投降rendirse
• 贬低depreciar
• 降临ser de; acontecer; llegar

降低 is pronounced jiàngdī and means “reducir”. HSK 4 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 降低 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.