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    Using 降至 (jiàngzhì) to express 'to fall to' or 'to drop to'

    Degree & Intensity
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    Subject + 降至 + Number/Level

    Explanation

    降至 means 'to fall to' or 'to drop to,' indicating a decrease to a specific level. It combines 降 (to descend) with 至 (to/until) and is commonly used in news and formal writing to describe declining numbers, prices, or temperatures.

    Examples

    • 气温已经降至零下十度，大家注意保暖。

      Qìwēn yǐjīng jiàng zhì líng xià shí dù, dàjiā zhùyì bǎonuǎn.

      The temperature has dropped to minus ten degrees — everyone please keep warm.

    • 这款手机的价格降至两千元以下。

      Zhè kuǎn shǒujī de jiàgé jiàng zhì liǎng qiān yuán yǐxià.

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

    • 失业率降至近五年来的最低水平。

      Shīyè lǜ jiàng zhì jìn wǔ nián lái de zuìdī shuǐpíng.

      The unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in nearly five years.

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