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1 lit. one object bests another object
2 every item has a weakness (idiom)
3 there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock

一见高低

yī jiàn gāo dī

1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
2 fig. to cross swords with
3 to lock horns

不识高低

bù shí gāo dī

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 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
2 one should constantly strive to make progress

低声细语

dī shēng xì yǔ

1 in a whisper
2 in a low voice (idiom)

Sample Sentences

哈，算是吧。其次，个人跨境投资会更便捷，到国外置业，去境外炒股都可以直接使用人民币。最后，企业进出口商品、跨境交易投资可采用人民币计价，降低了汇率风险和汇兑成本，为美元波动“牵肠挂肚”将成历史。

hā ，suàn shì ba 。qícì ，gèrén kuàjìng tóuzī huì gèng biànjié ，dào guówài zhì yè ，qù jìngwài chǎogǔ dōu kěyǐ zhíjiē shǐyòng rénmínbì 。zuìhòu ，qǐyè jìnchūkǒu shāngpǐn 、kuàjìng jiāoyì tóuzī kě cǎiyòng rénmínbì jìjià ，jiàngdī le huìlǜ fēngxiǎn hé huìduì chéngběn ，wèi měiyuán bōdòng “qiānchángguàdù ”jiāng chéng lìshǐ 。

Ha, it seems like it. Also, individual cross-border investments will be more convenient, and when starting a business abroad, or speculating on stocks abroad you can use the renminbi. And finally, the settlement of company imports and exports and international transactions can be done through renminbi, lowering the exchange rate risks and remittance costs, so the days of stressing out over fluctuations in the US dollar are over.

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炎炎盛夏，人们在一个大瓷缸中放入冰块，再将瓷缸放入房中，用以降低房间温度。这种用冰块降温的方法其实早在先秦就已经有了。

yányán shèngxià ，rénmen zài yígè dà cígāng zhōng fàngrù bīngkuài ，zài jiāng cígāng fàngrù fáng zhōng ，yòngyǐ jiàngdī fángjiān wēndù 。zhèzhǒng yòng bīngkuài jiàngwēn de fāngfǎ qíshí zǎo zài xiānQín jiù yǐjīng yǒu le 。

In the scorching hot summer, people put ice cubes in large porcelain jars, which were then placed in rooms to help cool the temperature. This method of cooling with ice was already used in the pre Qin dynasty

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这还要查呀！科技的发展果然大幅降低了你的记忆力。

zhè hái yào chá ya ！kējì de fāzhǎn guǒrán dàfú jiàngdī le nǐ de jìyìlì 。

Even this you need to look up? Technological development has really made your memory deteriorate dramatically.

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是的，有规律的冥想能够使我们从忙碌的生活中理出头绪，保持平和的心态，遇事处之泰然，甚至可以有效降低因心率衰竭引起的健康风险。

shì de ，yǒu guīlǜ de míngxiǎng nénggòu shǐ wǒmen cóng mánglù de shēnghuózhōng lǐchū tóuxù ，bǎochí pínghé de xīntài ，yùshì chǔzhītàirán ，shènzhì kěyǐ yǒuxiào jiàngdī yīn xīnlǜ shuānjié yǐnqǐ de jiànkāng fēngxiǎn 。

Yes. Regular meditation can give some sort of order to your busy life, allowing you to maintain calm and stay calm in the face of problems, and can even effectively reduce the risk of heart failure.

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我可以理解，坦白说，如果在事业上升期，我也不想因为孩子的出生而影响事业发展，从而降低生活质量。

wǒ kěyǐ lǐjiě ，tǎnbái shuō ，rúguǒ zài shìyè shàngshēng qī ，wǒ yě bù xiǎng yīnwèi háizi de chūshēng ér yǐngxiǎng shìyè fāzhǎn ，cóngér jiàngdī shēnghuó zhìliang 。

I can understand, to be honest. If you're at a point in your career where a promotion is on the cards, I wouldn't want to have my career development affected by giving birth to a child either, and then see a reduction in my quality of life.

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在外交具体行动中依事件的严重程度，主要有：召回大使、降低外交级别、断交。而断交则属于外交具体行动中最严重的举动。如2012年九月，加拿大指责伊朗向叙利亚阿萨德政权提供军事援助，宣布断交。

zài wàijiāo jùtǐ xíngdòng zhōng yī shìjiàn de yánzhòng chéngdù ，zhǔyào yǒu ：zhàohuí dàshǐ 、jiàngdī wàijiāo jíbié 、duànjiāo 。ér duànjiāo zé shǔyú wàijiāo jùtǐ xíngdòng zhōng zuì yánzhòng de jǔdòng 。rú 2012 nián jiǔyuè ，Jiānádà zhǐzé yīlǎng xiàng xùlìyǎ āsàdé zhèngquán tígōng jūnshì yuánzhù ，xuānbù duànjiāo 。

In terms of practical diplomatic moves, according to how serious an incident is, the main ones are: recalling an ambassador, lowering an official's diplomatic rank and breaking off diplomatic ties. And breaking off diplomatic ties is the most serious among practical diplomatic moves. Like in September 2012, Canada criticized Iran for providing military aid to the Assad regime in Syria, and announced the breaking off of diplomatic ties.

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曾晶介绍，对于老年人，体重过轻或消瘦会增加骨质疏松、食道和胃肿瘤等疾病的风险，同时导致对疾病的抵抗耐受力降低、缩短寿命。目前普遍认为，老年人的健康体质指数在20～27之间为宜，也就是说，微胖的老人相对更健康。

zēngjīng jièshào ，duìyú lǎoniánrén ，tǐzhòng guò qīng huò xiāoshòu huì zēngjiā gǔzhí shūsōng 、shídào hé wèi zhǒngliú děng jíbìng de fēngxiǎn ，tóngshí dǎozhì duì jíbìng de dǐkàng nàishòulì jiàngdī 、suōduǎn shòumìng 。mùqián pǔbiàn rènwéi ，lǎoniánrén de jiànkāng tǐzhì zhǐshù zài 20 ～27 zhījiān wèiyí ，yějiùshìshuō ，wēi pàng de lǎorén xiāngduì gèng jiànkāng 。

Zeng Jing said that for the elderly, underweight or weight loss will increase the risk of osteoporosis, esophagus and stomach cancer, and at the same time lead to reduced resistance to disease and shorten life. It is generally believed that the healthy body mass index of the elderly is between 20 and 27, that is to say, old people who are slightly plump are relatively healthier.

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对啊，只不过学费贵了些，但也没办法，我们夫妻都要工作，孩子在学校的时间长，绝不能因为价钱而降低标准。

duìa ，zhǐ bùguò xuéfèi guì le xiē ，dàn yě méi bànfǎ ，wǒmen fūqī dōuyào gōngzuò ，háizi zài xuéxiào de shíjiān cháng ，jué bù néng yīnwèi jiàqian ér jiàngdī biāozhǔn 。

Yes, it's just the fees are a little expensive, but there's nothing to be done about it. Both me and my husband work so the children spend a lot of time at school, so you absolutely shouldn't lower your standards just out of price concerns.

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通过社交网络，我们可以更精准地定位目标客户群。比如，如果我们公司有一个Facebook平台，那么关注我们的“粉丝”肯定都是对汽车感兴趣的。这样可以大大降低“误打率”。

tōngguò shèjiāowǎngluò ，wǒmen kěyǐ gèng jīngzhǔn de dìngwèi mùbiāokèhù qún 。bǐrú ，rúguǒ wǒmen gōngsī yǒu yī gè Facebook píngtái ，nàme guānzhù wǒmen de “fěnsī ”kěndìng dōu shì duì qìchē gǎn xìngqù de 。zhèyàng kěyǐ dàdà jiàngdī “wùdǎlǜ ”。

Going through social networks, we can more precisely fix on our target customers. For example, if our company has a Facebook platform, then our followers liking us are definitely interested in cars. This way we can greatly reduce the “false hit rate”.

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可以保留，但是要降低标准。现在是十块钱吧，以后五块就够了。

kěyǐ bǎoliú ，dànshì yào jiàngdī biāozhǔn 。xiànzài shì shí kuàiqián ba ，yǐhòu wǔ kuài jiù gòu le 。

We can keep it. But we need to lower the standard. It's ten kuai now, right? In the future, five kuai will be plenty.

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