降
临

To descend in Chinese: 降临 (jiàng lín)

jiàng lín

to descend

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 降臨1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to descend
  2. 2to arrive
  3. 3to come

Stroke order

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降
临

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄤˋ

jiàng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧㄣˊ

lín

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

降临

Simplified

降臨

Traditional

Example sentences

See 降临 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 夜幕降临，街上的灯都亮了。

    yè mù jiàng lín， jiē shàng de dēng dōu liàng le。

    As night fell, all the streetlights came on.

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Related words

降

jiàng

to drop

临

lín

to face

降低

jiàng dī

to reduce

光临

guāng lín

(formal) to honor with one's presence

降落

jiàng luò

to descend

临时

lín shí

as the time draws near

面临

miàn lín

to face sth

降价

jiàng jià

to cut the price

降温

jiàng wēn

to become cooler

下降

xià jiàng

to decline

来临

lái lín

to approach

临床

lín chuáng

clinical

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