降低 jiàng dī
“to reduce; to lower; to bring down”
verb, verb / nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 4
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
降低 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1363: 降低 jiàngdī — Level 4; official annotation 4 (动). PDF page 114
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 降低
降低 means to make something lower or reduce it, especially a level, price, cost, risk, standard, or temperature. It is a transitive verb used as 降低 + the thing that goes down; the thing can also be the subject with 了, as in 价格降低了. It is common in both everyday and more formal contexts.
例句Example sentences
- 这家店降低了水果的价格。zhè jiā diàn jiàng dī le shuǐ guǒ de jià gé.This shop lowered the price of fruit.
- 开车时要注意安全，降低车速。kāi chē shí yào zhù yì ān quán, jiàng dī chē sù.Pay attention to safety when driving and reduce your speed.
- 多运动可以降低生病的风险。duō yùn dòng kě yǐ jiàng dī shēng bìng de fēng xiǎn.Exercising more can lower the risk of getting sick.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗价格很降低。
✓价格降低了很多。
降低 is a verb, not an adjective, so it is not used with 很 to describe a state.
易混词Easily confused
降低vs减少
Both can mean “reduce,” but 降低 is for lowering levels, degrees, prices, or standards, while 减少 is for reducing amounts or numbers, as in 减少人数.
相关词语Related words
- 低 dī