WordTaiwan frequency #21,349
空降
ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄤˋ
“to parachute or airdrop from an aircraft; to appoint someone to a senior position from outside the existing hierarchy”
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- 空間ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢspace; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space
- 降低ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄧto reduce; to lower; to bring down
- 空氣ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˋair; the gaseous mixture surrounding Earth, mainly nitrogen and oxygen; atmosphere; mood or ambiance of a situation; unconfirmed rumors or public talk.
- 航空ㄏㄤˊ ㄎㄨㄥaviation; air transport; the operation of aircraft for carrying people or goods.
- 天空ㄊㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥsky; the expanse above the earth where the sun, moon, and stars appear.
- 下降ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋto decline; to drop; to fall; to go down; to decrease; (of quality, level, quantity) to worsen or diminish
- 空中ㄎㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄥin the sky; in the air; aerial; midair
- 時空ㄕˊ ㄎㄨㄥtime and space; a particular era and its world; (physics) space-time.
- 空軍ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄩㄣair force; (slang, Taiwan) to fail to catch anything while fishing; to get skunked
- 投降to surrender; to give up resistance and submit to an opponent.
- 空汙ㄎㄨㄥ ㄨair pollution; smog; airborne contaminants in the atmosphere; (Taiwan) often used for fine particulate matter and haze.
- 太空ㄊㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄥouter space; the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.