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低 (dī) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

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

Meaning of 低

形 xíng adjective

low

天花板太低了。

tiān huā bǎn tài dī le

The ceiling is too low.

动 dòng verb

to lower

他低下头,不敢看我。

tā dī xià tóu bù gǎn kàn wǒ

He lowered his head, not daring to look at me.

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Word breakdown

低 dī — low

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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