降低
To reduce/lower
Wörtlich: 降 (jiàng - to drop/descend) + 低 (dī - low)
Use `降低` whenever you want to turn down the 'intensity' or 'amount' of a non-physical concept.
In 15 Sekunden
- Use it to lower levels, prices, or abstract standards.
- Follow the verb-object pattern: 降低 + the thing being reduced.
- Avoid using it for physical height or slowing down vehicles.
Bedeutung
Think of this as a 'volume knob' for life. It describes the act of bringing down the level, intensity, or amount of something, like lowering prices or reducing stress.
Wichtige Beispiele
3 von 6Negotiating at a market
老板，能不能降低一点价格？
Boss, can you lower the price a little?
Discussing work expenses
我们需要降低公司的成本。
We need to reduce the company's costs.
Giving life advice to a stressed friend
你应该降低对自己的要求。
You should lower the demands you place on yourself.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The character `降` originally depicted feet descending a hill, symbolizing a downward movement. In modern China, this phrase is heavily used in economic and health contexts, reflecting a society-wide focus on efficiency and wellness.
The 'Standard' Secret
If you want to tell someone they are being too picky, tell them to `降低标准` (lower their standards). It's a polite way to say 'get real'!
Don't use for people
Never use `降低` to describe someone getting shorter. That sounds like they are being physically compressed by a machine!
In 15 Sekunden
- Use it to lower levels, prices, or abstract standards.
- Follow the verb-object pattern: 降低 + the thing being reduced.
- Avoid using it for physical height or slowing down vehicles.
What It Means
降低 is your go-to word for 'making things less.' It is incredibly versatile. You can use it for numbers, feelings, or standards. It feels active and intentional. It is like watching a thermometer drop on a cold day.
How To Use It
You usually put the thing you are reducing right after the word. Want to lower the price? Say 降低价格. Want to reduce the noise? Say 降低噪音. It is a simple verb-object structure. It works perfectly in both speech and writing. You will sound smart but not overly stiff.
When To Use It
Use it when you want to improve a situation by reducing a negative. Use it at work for 降低成本 (reducing costs). Use it with friends when discussing 降低要求 (lowering expectations). It is great for health talk too. Think about 降低血压 (lowering blood pressure) or 降低风险 (reducing risk).
When NOT To Use It
Do not use it for physical height of people. You cannot 'reduce' a person's height with this word. Use 变矮 for that. Also, do not use it for 'slowing down' a car. For speed, 减速 is much more natural. It is about levels and amounts, not physical shrinking or braking.
Cultural Background
In Chinese culture, balance is everything. 降低 often appears in the context of harmony. Reducing waste or lowering one's ego is seen as virtuous. In the modern fast-paced city life, you will hear it everywhere. Everyone is trying to 降低压力 (reduce stress) these days. It is a word of optimization.
Common Variations
You might hear 减少 which also means reduce. But 减少 is usually for countable things like people or apples. 降低 is better for abstract levels or standards. If you want to sound very formal, you might see 削减. For a quick, casual drop, some just use 降.
Nutzungshinweise
Very safe to use in all registers. Just remember it's for 'levels' and 'scales' rather than physical objects or counts.
The 'Standard' Secret
If you want to tell someone they are being too picky, tell them to `降低标准` (lower their standards). It's a polite way to say 'get real'!
Don't use for people
Never use `降低` to describe someone getting shorter. That sounds like they are being physically compressed by a machine!
The Power of 'Jiang'
In Chinese, the single character `降` (jiàng) is often seen on sale signs in shops, usually paired with `价` (price) as `降价`.
Beispiele
6老板，能不能降低一点价格？
Boss, can you lower the price a little?
A very common way to haggle politely.
我们需要降低公司的成本。
We need to reduce the company's costs.
Standard professional usage for business efficiency.
你应该降低对自己的要求。
You should lower the demands you place on yourself.
Used here to mean 'lower your expectations' for mental health.
请降低你的音量，太吵了！
Please lower your volume, it's too noisy!
Direct but grammatically correct request.
为了脱单，我不得不降低了择偶标准。
To get out of being single, I had to lower my dating standards.
Self-deprecating humor using 'standards'.
晚上的温度会降低很多。
The temperature will drop a lot at night.
Perfect for describing natural changes in levels.
Teste dich selbst
Choose the best object for '降低' in a health context.
经常运动可以___患病的风险。
We use '降低' for 'risk' (风险) because it refers to a level of probability.
Complete the sentence about a noisy environment.
这里的噪音太大了，请___音量。
'降低音量' is the standard collocation for lowering volume.
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Formality of '降低'
Too formal for slang
N/A
Used in daily life for prices/volume
音量降低点
Standard for news and business
降低失业率
Where to use '降低'
Shopping
降低价格
Health
降低血压
Environment
降低噪音
Work
降低成本
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNot really. For weight, we usually say 减肥 (lose weight) or 体重下降 (weight drops). 降低体重 sounds a bit like a medical report.
It is neutral. You can use it with your mom or your CEO. It fits everywhere.
降低 is for levels or quality (like temperature or standards), while 减少 is for quantity (like fewer people or less water).
It's better to use 减速 (jiǎnsù) for speed. 降低速度 is technically okay but sounds a bit robotic.
You say 降低音量 (jiàngdī yīnliàng). It's the most common way to ask someone to turn it down.
No, for demotion we use 降职 (jiàngzhí). 降低 is for abstract levels, not job titles.
Yes! 降低价格 is very common in business and shopping.
Not really a slang version, but people often just shorten it to 降 (jiàng) in fast speech.
The opposite is 提高 (tígāo), which means to raise or increase levels/standards.
If your grades 'dropped,' we usually say 成绩下降 (chéngjì xiàjiàng). You wouldn't usually 'reduce' them on purpose!
Verwandte Redewendungen
减少 (to decrease quantity)
下降 (to descend/drop)
提高 (to increase/improve)
减弱 (to weaken/fade)
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