Chinese

降低

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ti⁵⁵/
to reduce; to lower; to cut down; to drop
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese降 “to fall; to drop; to descend; to come down”
    • meaningChinese阜 “mound”
    • soundChinese夅 “to descend”
  • characterChinese低 “low (of height)”
    • meaningChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • soundChinese氐 “Di (ethnic group)”
      • componentChinese氏 “clan; family; lineage; hereditary house”
      • componentChinese一 “one”

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