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title: "Jiangwen Meaning: 降温 (jiàngwēn) Means “to cool down”"
description: "降温 (traditional 降溫, jiàngwēn) means “to cool down; drop in temperature”. Hear its tones, see what 降 and 温 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiangwen"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 降温 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

降温 jiàngwēn

## to cool down; drop in temperature

## It can also mean

- (fig.) to cool off (of a market etc)

## Its characters

1. 降 jiàng to fall
2. 温 wēn temperature (as in 温度)

## In a sentence

这几天**降温**了，你那边冷不冷？

From [打错的电话 · The wrong number: a Sunday phone call in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-wrong-number-chinese-story#library-word-124-126)

[More about 降温](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%99%8D%E6%B8%A9)

## More words with 降 or 温

- [低温 dīwēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diwen)
- [高温 gāowēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaowen)
- [降低 jiàngdī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiangdi)
- [降价 jiàngjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiangjia)
- [降临 jiànglín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianglin)
- [降落 jiàngluò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiangluo)
- [气温 qìwēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiwen)
- [升温 shēngwēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shengwen)
- [投降 tóuxiáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/touxiang)
- [温度 wēndù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wendu)

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