Chinese word

降落

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiàng luò

Meaning

  • verbland

Example

飞机平稳地降落在跑道上。fēi jī píng wěn dì jiàng luò zài pǎo dào shàng

The plane landed smoothly on the runway.

Illustration for 降落 (land)

More examples

燕子轻轻地降落在窗台上。yàn zi qīng qīng dì jiàng luò zài chuāng tái shàng

The swallow landed gently on the windowsill.

Core concept

An airborne traveler or object completes a downward journey by touching the ground.

Common phrases

  • 平稳地降落píng wěn dì jiàng luò

    land smoothly

  • 降落后jiàng luò hòu

    after landing

Similar words

着陆zhuó lù: An aircraft reaches a runway or designated landing place and stops.
落地luò dì: An airborne object reaches and touches the ground or water.
下降xià jiàng: A height or position becomes lower.

Definition in Chinese

指物体从空中降到地面并接触的动作或结果，常用于描述飞机、跳伞者等着地的情况。zhǐ wù tǐ cóng kōng zhōng jiàng dào dì miàn bìng jiē chù de dòng zuò huò jié guǒ cháng yòng yú miáo shù fēi jī tiào sǎn zhě děng zhe dì de qíng kuàng

Word origin

降落 (jiàngluò, "land") is formed from 降 (jiàng, "descend") and 落 (luò, "fall"), making the word's direction and endpoint transparent.

Usage tips

  • The aspect marker 了 (le, "completed event") presents the event as finished, while 正在 (zhèngzài, "in progress") frames it as still happening.

Opposites

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