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Hanzi

低 / 低

Traditional
低
Simplified
低

low/beneath/to lower (one's head)/to let droop/to hang down/to incline

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

dī

Bopomofo

ㄉㄧ

Jyutping

dai1

Example sentences

低 dī
今天氣溫很低。
今天气温很低。

The temperature is very low today.

西部 xībù
這區域的地勢西部高，東部低。
这区域的地势西部高，东部低。

The terrain of this area is high in the west and low in the east.

低調 / 低调 dīdiào
他雖然很有錢，但生活一直很低調。
他虽然很有钱，但生活一直很低调。

Although he is very rich, he has always lived a very low-key life.

張揚 / 张扬 zhāngyáng
這件事我希望低調處理，請你不要到處張揚。
这件事我希望低调处理，请你不要到处张扬。

I hope to handle this matter low-key; please don't spread it everywhere.

低下 dīxià
這間工廠的生產效率非常低下。
这间工厂的生产效率非常低下。

The production efficiency of this factory is very low.

羞 xiū
她含羞地低下了頭。
她含羞地低下了头。

She lowered her head shyly.

低估 dīgū
我們絕不能低估對手的實力。
我们绝不能低估对手的实力。

We must never underestimate our opponent's strength.

低價 / 低价 dījià
這家商店正以低價出售商品。
这家商店正以低价出售商品。

This store is currently selling goods at low prices.

低保 dībǎo
他失業後，暫時靠低保支付房租。
他失业后，暂时靠低保支付房租。

After he lost his job, he temporarily relied on subsistence assistance to pay the rent.

Example Vocabulary

低

di1

low

低調

di1'diao4

low-key; modest; unassuming

低下

di1'xia4

low; inferior; substandard

低于

低估

di1'gu1

to underestimate; to underrate

低俗

di1'su2

低價

di1'jia4

low price

低三下四

di1'san1'xia4'si4

低保

di1'bao3

minimum livelihood guarantee; basic subsistence assistance

低分

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