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    Expressing "to drop to" or "to fall to" with 降到 (jiàngdào)

    Degree & Intensity
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    Subject + 降到 + (了) + Specific Level

    Explanation

    The verb 降到 (jiàngdào) means "to drop to" or "to fall to" a specific level. It is commonly used when talking about temperatures, prices, or other measurable quantities decreasing to a particular point. The word combines 降 (to descend) with 到 (to reach), indicating the endpoint of the decrease.

    Examples

    • 今天气温降到了零下五度。

      Jīntiān qìwēn jiàngdàole líng xià wǔ dù.

      The temperature dropped to minus five degrees today.

    • 这款手机的价格已经降到了两千块。

      Zhè kuǎn shǒujī de jiàgé yǐjīng jiàngdàole liǎng qiān kuài.

      The price of this phone has already dropped to two thousand yuan.

    • 水位降到了历史最低点。

      Shuǐwèi jiàngdàole lìshǐ zuìdī diǎn.

      The water level dropped to its lowest point in history.

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