降 jiàng

1. jiàng verb to descend; to fall; to drop
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 落下 (CC-CEDICT '降'; FE '降' jiàng 1; Guoyu '降' jiàng v 1; Kroll 2015 '降' 1, p. 201; Mathews 1931 '降', p. 88; Unihan '降'; XHZD '降' 1)
2. jiàng verb to degrade
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '降' 1b, p. 201)
3. jiàng proper noun Jiang [jupiter station]
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In Chinese traditional astronomy (Kroll 2015 '降' 2, p. 202)
4. jiàng verb to confer; to bestow; to give
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 给予 (Guoyu '降' jiàng v 3)
5. jiàng verb to reduce; to decline
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 降低 (CC-CEDICT '降'; FE '降' jiàng 4; Guoyu '降' jiàng v 4; Unihan '降'; XHZD '降' 2)
6. jiàng verb to condescend
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (FE '降' jiàng 3; Guoyu '降' jiàng v 2; Kroll 2015 '降' 1a, p. 201; )
7. jiàng verb to surrender
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (FE '降' jiàng 5; Mathews 1931 '降', p. 88)
8. jiàng proper noun Jiang
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (XHZD '降' 3)
9. xiáng verb to surrender
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 投降 (CC-CEDICT '降'; FE '降' xiáng 1; Guoyu '降' xiáng v 1; Kroll 2015 '降' xiáng, p. 202; Mathews 1931 '降', p. 89)
10. xiáng verb to conquer; to subdue
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 制服 (CC-CEDICT '降'; FE '降' xiáng 2; Guoyu '降' xiáng v 2)

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• 降魔军(降魔軍) Mara's army
• 金刚手菩萨降伏一切部多大教王经(金剛手菩薩降伏一切部多大教王經) Śrīsarvabhūtaḍāmaratantrasūtra; Jingang Shou Pusa Xiangfu Yiqie Bu Duo Da Jiao Wang Jing
• 降魔 to subdue Mara; to defeat evil
• 菩萨从兜术天降神母胎说广普经(菩薩從兜術天降神母胎說廣普經) Pusa Cong Doshuaitian Jiang Shen Mu Tai Shuo Guang Pu Jing
• 云何降伏怨 How does one overcome one’s adversaries?
• 太子降生 Birth of Prince Siddartha
• 佛说金刚手菩萨降伏一切部多大教王经(佛說金剛手菩薩降伏一切部多大教王經) Śrīsarvabhūtaḍāmaratantrasūtra; Fo Shuo Jingang Shou Pusa Xiangfu Yiqie Bu Duo Da Jiao Wang Jing
• 心是什么? 1. 心如猿猴难控制 您能把心管好吗 2. 心如电光刹那间 您能掌握心意吗 3. 心如野鹿逐声色 您能照见虚妄吗 4. 心如盗贼劫功德 您能降伏心魔吗 5. 心如怨家身受苦 您能远离对立吗 6. 心如童仆难唤使 您能平心静气吗 7. 心如国王能行令 您能与人为善吗 8. 心如泉水流不尽 您能布施大众吗 9. 心如画师描彩绘 您能美化世界吗 10. 心如虚空大无边 您能包容万有吗(心是什麼? 1. 心如猿猴難控制 您能把心管好嗎 2. 心如電光剎那間 您能掌握心意嗎 3. 心如野鹿逐聲色 您能照見虛妄嗎 4. 心如盜賊劫功德 您能降伏心魔嗎 5. 心如怨家身受苦 您能遠離對立嗎 6. 心如童僕難喚使 您能平心靜氣嗎 7. 心如國王能行令 您能與人為善嗎 8. 心如泉水流不盡 您能布施大眾嗎 9. 心如畫師描彩繪 您能美化世界嗎 10. 心如虛空大無邊 您能包容萬有嗎) What is the Mind Like? The mind is like a wild monkey, can you control it? The mind is like a flash of lightning, can you grasp it? The mind is like a deer chasing sound and color, can you dispel the delusions? The mind is like a bandit that plunders your merits, can you subdue this demon? The mind is like a foe causing pain to the body, can you reconcile the conflicts? The mind is like a restless child, can you remain calm and composed? The mind is like a king in command, can you oblige others? The mind is like an inexhaustible spring, can you be generous? The mind is like a painter, can you make the world beautiful? The mind is like a boundless void, can you embrace the myriad matters?

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普降 、 升降 、 霜降 、 一物降一物 、 沉降 、 调降 、 降水量 、 降火 、 贬降 、 降序 、 降水 、 侵降 、 降心 、 投降 、 降祉 、 谪降 、 降号 、 降低 、 降旗 、 乞降 、 迫降 、 降血钙素 、 空降兵 、 降雨 、 红细胞沉降率 、 降心相从 、 坐降落伞 、 降下 、 兵降 、 伞降 、 降雨量 、 降职 、 降肾上腺素 、 降噪 、 纳降 、 降级 、 降香 、 降息 、 以降 、 降雪 、 受降 、 亡降 、 缓降

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 2 Mahāmeghasūtra (Da Yun Lun Qing Yu Jing) 大雲輪請雨經 — count: 43 , has English translation , has parallel version
• Scroll 1 Mahāmeghasūtra (Dafang Guangdeng Da Yun Jing Qing Yu Pin Di Liu Shi Si) 大方等大雲經請雨品第六十四 — count: 43
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 29
• Scroll 1 San Guo Yi Shi 三國遺事 — count: 26
• Scroll 3 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 26
• Scroll 1 Monijiao Xia Bu Zan 摩尼教下部讚 — count: 23
• Scroll 2 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 22
• Scroll 5 Māyājālamahātantra (Fo Shuo Yujia Da Jiao Wang Jing) 佛說瑜伽大教王經 — count: 22 , has English translation
• Scroll 4 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 22
• Scroll 2 San Guo Yi Shi 三國遺事 — count: 21

Collocations

• 差降 (差降) 漸次差降 — Mahāparinibbānasutta 大般涅槃經, Scroll 2 — count: 36
• 降安乐 (降安樂) 頗得人上之法而有差降安樂住止耶 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 17 — count: 30
• 天降 (天降) 天降微雨 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 2 — count: 14
• 降大 (降大) 善降大魔軍 — Sutra on Śakra's Questions (Dishi Suo Wen Jing) 帝釋所問經, Scroll 1 — count: 9
• 降大雨 (降大雨) 彌滿世界而降大雨 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 8
• 能降 (能降) 不以兵杖弓劒能降他軍 — Sutra of the Seven Buddhas 七佛經, Scroll 1 — count: 8
• 降怨 (降怨) 名為降怨 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 10 — count: 6
• 降王 (降王) 次更降王 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 10 — count: 5
• 降四 (降四) 護一降四 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 51 — count: 5
• 名曰降 (名曰降) 名曰降怨 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 10 — count: 5