lower; reduce; decrease
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to lower; to reduce; to decrease; to drop
Used for a wide range of things like prices, temperature, speed, requirements, quality, volume, etc. Can be transitive (with an object) or intransitive.
Jīn今
tiān天
qì气
wēn温
jiàng降
dī低
le了
wǔ五
dù度
。
The temperature dropped five degrees today.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
cǎi采
qǔ取
le了
yī一
xì系
liè列
cuò措
shī施
lái来
jiàng降
dī低
wù物
jià价
。
The government took a series of measures to lower prices.
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Wèi为
le了
xī吸
yǐn引
gèng更
duō多
xué学
sheng生
，
xué学
xiào校
jiàng降
dī低
le了
rù入
xué学
yāo要
qiú求
。
To attract more students, the school lowered its admission requirements.
Qǐng请
bǎ把
yīn音
yuè乐
de的
yīn音
liàng量
jiàng降
dī低
yī一
xiē些
。
Please lower the volume of the music a bit.
Chǎn产
pǐn品
de的
zhì质
liàng量
bù不
néng能
yīn因
wèi为
jiàng降
dī低
chéng成
běn本
ér而
jiàng降
dī低
。
Product quality must not be reduced just to lower costs.