Definition
降压 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to lower blood pressure' (medical) or 'to reduce pressure/voltage' (engineering). The verb 降 and object 压 can split when an aspect marker (了, 过) or a measure word (一下, 点) comes between: 降了压 ('brought down the pressure'), 降降压 ('lower the pressure a bit'). In medical contexts it often refers to antihypertensive medication; in electrical contexts it means voltage reduction.
v.o.
to lower (blood) pressureto decompressto reduce (voltage, pressure)
Examples
- 降压。Yīshēng jiànyì tā chī jiàng yào.The doctor advised him to take blood pressure medication.
- 降压。Zhège yào néng bāng wǒ jiàng.This medicine can help me lower my blood pressure.
- ，。Tā gāng jiàng le yí cì yā, xiànzài hǎo duō le.He just lowered his blood pressure once, now he feels much better.
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