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低谷 (dī gǔ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

低谷 (dī gǔ) is a Chinese word: low point, trough. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 低谷

名 míng noun

low point, trough

她走出了人生的低谷。

tā zǒu chū le rén shēng de dī gǔ

She emerged from the low point of her life.

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Word breakdown

低 dī — low (indicates the depressed or inferior position)

谷 gǔ — valley (provides the metaphor of a depression or low area)

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

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2 谷 gǔ — narrow valley between two mountains; ravine
谷 is a component in 6 characters

谷 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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