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低调 (dī diào) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

低调 (dī diào) is a Chinese word: low-key. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 低调

形 xíng adjective

low-key

他为人很低调,从不炫耀自己的成就。

tā wéi rén hěn dī diào cóng bù xuàn yào zì jǐ de chéng jiù

He is very low-key as a person and never shows off his achievements.

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Word breakdown

低 dī — low (position/profile)

调 diào — tone/manner (way of conducting oneself)

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 调 diào — to transfer; to assign
Xpinyin

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

consists of

2.1 讠 yán — speech/language radical
讠 is a component in 75 characters
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