Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 - 绳降 Abseil

绳降 

Pinyin: shéngjiàng 
Meaning：Abseil  
Sentence：英国老太太唐丽斯以绳降方式庆祝自己99岁生日。British grandmother Doris celebrated her 99th birthday to complete an abseil. 

 

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绳： 

Pinyin: shéng
Meaning: Rope
Radical: 纟
Stokes: 11
Traditional: 繩
Common words/Phrase:
绳子[shéng zi] 【string】 
绳索[shéng suǒ] 【rope】
绳梯[shéng tī] 【rope ladder】
绳之以法[shéng zhī yǐ fǎ] 【restrain by law】

 

降： 

Pinyin: jiàng,xiáng 
Meaning: To drop; to fall; surrender
Radical: 阝
Stokes: 8
Traditional: 降
Common words/Phrase:
降落 [jiàngluò] 【to land】
降价 [jiàngjià] 【price reduction】
降解 [jiàngjiě] 【deterioration】
降临 [jiànglín] 【befall】
降水 [jiàngshuǐ] 【precipitation】