低
dī
Pinyin

Definition

低
 - 
dī
  1. low
  2. beneath
  3. to lower (one's head)
  4. to let droop
  5. to hang down
  6. to incline

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

低
dī
  1. 1 low
  2. 2 beneath
  3. 3 to lower (one's head)
  4. 4 to let droop
  5. 5 to hang down
  6. 6 to incline
低调
dī diào
  1. 1 low pitch
  2. 2 quiet (voice)
  3. 3 subdued
  4. 4 low-key
  5. 5 low-profile
低下
dī xià
  1. 1 low status
  2. 2 lowly
  3. 3 to lower (one's head)
低于
dī yú
  1. 1 to be lower than
低估
dī gū
  1. 1 to underestimate
  2. 2 to underrate

Idioms (11)

一见高低
yī jiàn gāo dī
  1. 1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cross swords with
  3. 3 to lock horns
不识高低
bù shí gāo dī
  1. 1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
低声细语
dī shēng xì yǔ
  1. 1 in a whisper
  2. 2 in a low voice (idiom)
低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
  1. 1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)

Sample Sentences

坦白说，你们的商品质量太低了，我不想和你们一起合作。
tǎnbáishuō ，nǐmen de shāngpǐn zhìliàng tài dī le ，wǒ bùxiǎng hé nǐmen yīqǐ hézuò 。
Frankly speaking, your products are not up to standards. I wouldn’t like to cooperate with you.
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她对男朋友的要求是：高等收入、中等长相、低等智商。
tā duì nánpéngyou de yāoqiú shì ：gāoděng shōurù 、zhōngděng zhǎngxiàng 、dīděng zhìshāng 。
Her requirements of her boyfriend are: high income, average looking and low IQ.
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中级，低级
zhōngjí ，dījí
intermediate level; low-class
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虽然水星表面的温度很高，但是北极的一些陨石坑里常年见不到太阳，所以温度都低于摄氏零下161度。
suīrán Shuǐxīng biǎomiàn de wēndù hěn gāo ，dànshì běijí de yīxiē yǔnshíkēng lǐ chángnián jiàn bùdào tàiyang ，suǒyǐ wēndù dōu dīyú Shèshì língxià dù 。
Although the temperature on Mercury's surface is high, there is no sunlight for years in some craters in the north pole area, hence the temperature is usually below 161 degree celsius.
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那价格低点，我们订多点。
nà jiàgé dī diǎn ，wǒmen dìng duō diǎn 。
If we get it cheaper, we'll order more.
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枪打出头鸟，你别太出风头，低调一点比较好。
qiāngdǎchūtóuniǎo ，nǐ bié tài chūfēngtou ，dīdiào yìdiǎn bǐjiào hǎo 。
Ostentatious people tend to become easy targets. Stay low-key.
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狗眼看人低
gǒu yǎn kàn rén dī
To behave like a snob.
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所以他这种狗眼看人低的行为真的是不可取，最后他终于尝到苦头了吧！
suǒyǐ tā zhèzhǒng gǒuyǎnkànréndī de xíngwéi zhēnde shì bù kěqǔ ，zuìhòu tā zhōngyú cháng dào kǔtóu le ba ！
This kind of snobbish behavior is unacceptable. Finally, karma got him.
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罗永昌说，导盲犬在中国的普及度很低，各地公众场所拒绝导盲犬的新闻屡见不鲜。“我们希望影片增进公众对于导盲犬的认知，推动全社会对残障人士的帮助。”
Luóyǒngchāng shuō ，dǎomángquǎn zài Zhōngguó de pǔjídù hěn dī ，gèdì gōngzhòng chǎngsuǒ jùjué dǎomángquǎn de xīnwén lǚjiànbùxiān 。“wǒmen xīwàng yǐngpiàn zēngjìn gōngzhòng duìyú dǎomángquǎn de rènzhī ，tuīdòng quán shèhuì duì cánzhàng rénshì de bāngzhù 。”
Luo Yongchang said that the popularity of guide dogs in China is very low and news where guide dogs are prohibited in public places is not uncommon. "We hope that the film will increase public awareness of guide dogs and mobilise the society to help the disabled."
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欧洲最大经济体德国确定进一步调低2019年经济增长预期。
Ōuzhōu zuìdà jīngjìtǐ Déguó quèdìng jìnyībù tiáodī nián jīngjì zēngzhǎng yùqī 。
2: Germany, Europe's largest economy, has decided to further lower its economic growth forecast for 2019.
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