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降临 (jiàng lín): Befall (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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降 • jiàng • to descend, to fall, or to surrender
jiàng降

to descend, to fall, or to surrender

临 • lín • to face, to approach, to be near
lín临

to face, to approach, to be near

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Pinyinjiàng lín
Meaningbefall; arrive
Characters2
SyntaxVerb

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 降临.

  • 不免bù miǎnunavoidable; bound to; invariably inevitably
  • 边缘biān yuánborder; edge; fringe; margin
  • 拜访bài fǎngpay a visit; call to pay respects; call on
  • 把手bǎ shǒuhandle; holder; hand; knob
  • 罢工bà gōnggo on strike; down tools
  • 被动bèi dòngpassive
  • 辩解biàn jiěprovide an explanation; argue that; justify
  • 别致bié zhìunconventional; interesting and novel; new and unusal
  • 本事běn shiskill; ability; talent
  • 策略cè lüètactics; policy; strategy
  • 迸发bèng fāburst forth; burst out
  • 比重bǐ zhòngproportion; specific weight
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 降临.

Words with 降
  • 下降xià jiàngto decline
  • 降价jiàng jiàto cut the price
  • 降低jiàng dīto reduce
  • 降温
jiàng wēn
to become cooler
  • 降落jiàng luòto land [plane]; to descend
  • 降水jiàng shuǐprecipitation; rainfall
  • 投降tóu xiángsurrender; capitulate
  • 升降shēng jiàngrise and fall, up and down
  • Words with 临
    • 临时lín shítemporary; provisional
    • 光临guāng línto honour with your presence
    • 面临miàn línbe faced with; be up against
    • 临床lín chuángclinical
    • 来临lái línto approach; to come closer
    • 濒临bīn línbe close to; be on the verge of; border on
    • 临街lín jiēFace the street
    • 临近lín jìnNear
    4.

    How to Use 降临 in Sentences

    Adverb + Verbwith突然
    tū突
    rán然
    jiàng降
    lín临
    neutral
    suddenly arrive
    Subject + Verb
    hǎo好
    yùn运
    jiàng降
    lín临
    5.

    Example Sentences with 降临

    chūn春
    tiān天
    jiàng降
    lín临
    le了
    。
    neutral
    good luck arrives
    yè夜
    mù幕
    jiàng降
    lín临
    neutral
    night falls
    zāi灾
    nàn难
    jiàng降
    lín临
    formal
    disaster strikes
    Spring has arrived.
    yè夜
    mù幕
    jiàng降
    lín临
    ,
    chéng城
    shì市
    liàng亮
    qǐ起
    le了
    wàn万
    jiā家
    dēng灯
    huǒ火
    。
    As night fell, the city lit up with countless lights.
    dāng当
    jī机
    yù遇
    jiàng降
    lín临
    shí时
    ,
    wǒ我
    men们
    bì必
    xū须
    zuò做
    hǎo好
    chōng充
    fèn分
    zhǔn准
    bèi备
    。
    When opportunity arrives, we must be fully prepared.
    xìng幸
    yùn运
    bìng并
    wèi未
    jiàng降
    lín临
    ,
    tā他
    zài再
    cì次
    yǔ与
    guàn冠
    jūn军
    shī失
    zhī之
    jiāo交
    bì臂
    。
    Fortune did not arrive; he narrowly missed the championship again.
    líng灵
    gǎn感
    zǒng总
    shì是
    zài在
    shēn深
    yè夜
    jiàng降
    lín临
    ,
    ràng让
    wǒ我
    wú无
    fǎ法
    rù入
    mián眠
    。
    Inspiration always arrives late at night, keeping me from sleep.