No. 1,415 in Chinese
降
"降" means "to descend," "to fall," or "to lower."
In a sentence
气温突然下降了。
The temperature suddenly dropped.
In this sentence, '降' is used as part of the verb '下降', which means 'to drop' or 'to decrease' and is applied to describe a decrease in temperature.
飞机在跑道上安全降落了。
The airplane safely landed on the runway.
Here, '降' appears in the compound verb '降落', signifying 'landing'. It describes the action of an aircraft descending and touching the ground.
请注意高空的降雨情况。
Please pay attention to the rainfall condition from high-altitude areas.
In this usage, '降' means 'fall' or 'come down', as part of '降雨', which specifically refers to rain falling from the sky.
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