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Meaning of 低

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低HSK 4
Pinyin: dī
English Definition: low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline
Chinese Definition:
①地势或位置在一般标准或平均程度之下,与“高”相对:低空。低地。低谷。低潮。低沉(a.云层厚而低;b.声音低;c.情绪低落)。
②矮短:身材低矮。
③细小,沉重:低微(a.声音细小;b.身份或地位低)。低吟。
④程度差:低级。低能。眼高手低。
⑤卑贱:低贱。低首下心。
⑥等级在下的:低俗。低档商品。
⑦价钱少:低价出售。
⑧俯,头向下垂:低头从事。
⑨矮高。
Antonyms: 高
Total strokes: 7; Radical: 人
Pictophonetic:氐 indicates the sound; 亻 (The place where a person 亻 stands 立) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
    • 氐 [ dī ] the name of an ancient tribe
Similar Characters: 纸 底 抵 泜
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Example Words
降低HSK 4 jiàng dī to reduce; to lower; to bring down
低于 dī yú to be lower than
低下HSK 4 dī xià low status; lowly; to lower (one's head)
低头 dī tóu to bow the head; to yield; to give in
高低HSK 4 gāo dī height; altitude (aviation); pitch (music); ups and downs (success or failure); whether sth is right or wrong; comparative strength, weight, depth, stature; (spoken interjection) anyway, whatever; eventually, in the end
More:低* | *低 | *低*
Example Sentences
1
南极的气温非常低
。
The temperature at the South Pole is extremely low.
2
低温容易引发冻伤
。
Low temperatures can easily cause frostbite.
3
秋季气温逐渐降低
。
The temperature gradually decreases in autumn.
4
我决不会向困难低头
。
I will never bow down to difficulties.
5
低温环境下要注意保暖
。
Keep warm in low temperature environment.