Meaning of 降温
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to become cooler
- to lower the temperature
- cooling
- (of interest, activity etc) to decline
How to use 降温
降温 is common in weather reports and daily talk about cold spells. It also works figuratively when interest or excitement cools off, such as a market or a trend. Example: 明天要降温了，多穿点衣服。(Míngtiān yào jiàngwēn le, duō chuān diǎn yīfu.) It will get colder tomorrow, so wear more clothes.
降 (jiàng) means to come down, as in 降落 (jiàngluò, to land), and 温 (wēn) means warmth, as in 温度 (wēndù, temperature). Put them together and the warmth comes down: things get cooler.
Common mistake: Learners often read 降 as xiáng, but that reading means to surrender, as in 投降 (tóuxiáng). In 降温 it is always jiàng, with the fourth tone.
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降 jiàng · to drop · 8 strokes
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温 wēn · warm · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 降温.
| 温度 | wēndù | temperature |
| 气温 | qìwēn | air temperature |
| 温暖 | wēnnuǎn | warm |
| 降落 | jiàngluò | to descend; to land |
| 下降 | xiàjiàng | to decline; to drop |
| 降低 | jiàngdī | to reduce; to lower; to bring down |
| 降价 | jiàngjià | to cut the price; to drive down the price |
| 温和 | wēnhé | mild; gentle |
| 高温 | gāowēn | high temperature |
| 低温 | dīwēn | low temperature |
| 投降 | tóuxiáng | to surrender |
| 温柔 | wēnróu | gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) |
Questions about 降温
What does 降温 mean?
降温 (jiàngwēn) means "to become cooler; to lower the temperature".
How do you write 降温?
降温 is made of 2 characters: 降 (8 strokes), 温 (12 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 降温 an HSK word?
Yes. 降温 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 降温 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 降温 is written 降溫.
Can 降温 take an object, like lowering the temperature of something?
Usually it stands alone, as in 天气降温了 (the weather is getting cooler). To say you lower the temperature of something, use a pattern like 给病人降温 (gěi bìngrén jiàngwēn, bring down a patient's fever) or use 降低温度 (jiàngdī wēndù).
What is the difference between 降温 and 气温下降?
They describe the same thing, but 降温 is shorter and more conversational. 气温下降 (qìwēn xiàjiàng, the air temperature drops) sounds more like a factual report and names the subject directly.