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低下 (dī xià) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

低下 (dī xià) is a Chinese word: low; inferior. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 低下

形 xíng adjective

low; inferior

他的工作效率很低下。

tā de gōng zuò xiào lǜ hěn dī xià

His work efficiency is very low.

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Word breakdown

低 dī — low (in level, position, or quality)

下 xià — down; below (reinforces the sense of lowness and inferiority)

Structure & writing
1 低 dī — low (opposite of 'high'); close to the ground

低 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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1.2 氐 dī — ancient ethnic group of northwest China and Sichuan
氐 is a component in 3 characters

Stroke order

2 下 xià — lower position (opposite of 上): ① positioned below (opposite of 上); ② later in order or time; ③ within a certain range, condition, or circumstance
下 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

2.1 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)
一 is a component in 58 characters
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