降临
Old HSK 6
降临 (jiànglín) · to arrive
降临 (jiànglín) means “to arrive; to come; to descend”. It is written with 2 characters: 降 (to fall) + 临 (to draw near). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 降临 is built
The characters
降 jiàng · to fall
What 降 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 夅jiàng — to descend
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 夂zhǐ — to go
Origin hint: 阝 gives the meaning, 夅 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
临 lín · to draw near
What 临 is made of
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Example sentences
夜幕慢慢降临了。Yèmù mànmàn jiànglín le.Night slowly fell.
一个新生命降临到了这个家。Yí gè xīn shēngmìng jiànglín dào le zhège jiā.A new life arrived in this family.
Questions about 降临
What does 降临 mean?
降临 (jiànglín) means “to arrive; to come; to descend”.
How do you pronounce 降临?
降临 is pronounced jiànglín.
Which HSK level is 降临?
降临 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 降低jiàngdīto lower
- 降价jiàngjiàto cut prices
- 降落jiàngluòto land
- 降温jiàngwēnto get colder
- 下降xiàjiàngto decline
- 投降tóuxiángto surrender
- 降jiàngto fall
- 光临guānglín(polite) to visit
- 临时línshítemporary
- 面临miànlínto face
Learn 降临 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 93: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.