低谷 dī gǔ ㄉㄧ ㄍㄨˇ dai1 guk1 HSK 7-9
- valley
- trough (as opposed to peaks)
- fig. low point
- lowest ebb
- nadir of one's fortunes
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低
- 低下 dī xià ㄉㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋ dai1 haa6 low status
- 低估 dī gū ㄉㄧ ㄍㄨ dai1 gu2 to underestimate; to underrate
- 低价 低價 dī jià ㄉㄧ ㄐㄧㄚˋ dai1 gaa3 low price
- 低于 低於 dī yú ㄉㄧ ㄩˊ dai1 jyu1 to be lower than
- 低温 低溫 dī wēn ㄉㄧ ㄨㄣ dai1 wan1 low temperature
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- 低潮 dī cháo ㄉㄧ ㄔㄠˊ dai1 ciu4 low tide
- 低碳 dī tàn ㄉㄧ ㄊㄢˋ dai1 taan3 (attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet)
- 低调 低調 dī diào ㄉㄧ ㄉㄧㄠˋ dai1 diu6 low pitch
- 低迷 dī mí ㄉㄧ ㄇㄧˊ dai1 mai4 blurred (landscape etc)
- 低头 低頭 dī tóu ㄉㄧ ㄊㄡˊ dai1 tau4 to bow the head
- 降低 jiàng dī ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄧ gong3 dai1 to reduce; to lower; to bring down
- 高低 gāo dī ㄍㄠ ㄉㄧ gou1 dai1 height; level; (music) pitch
- 忽高忽低 hū gāo hū dī ㄏㄨ ㄍㄠ ㄏㄨ ㄉㄧ fat1 gou1 fat1 dai1 alternately soaring and plunging
- 低丘 dī qiū ㄉㄧ ㄑㄧㄡ dai1 jau1 hilly (geography)
- 低俗 dī sú ㄉㄧ ㄙㄨˊ dai1 zuk6 vulgar
- 低保 dī bǎo ㄉㄧ ㄅㄠˇ dai1 bou2 subsistence allowance
- 低分 dī fēn ㄉㄧ ㄈㄣ dai1 fan1 low marks
- 低利 dī lì ㄉㄧ ㄌㄧˋ dai1 lei6 low interest
- 低劣 dī liè ㄉㄧ ㄌㄧㄝˋ dai1 lyut3 inferior quality
- 低吟 dī yín ㄉㄧ ㄧㄣˊ dai1 jam4 to chant softly
谷
- 山谷 shān gǔ ㄕㄢ ㄍㄨˇ saan1 guk1 valley
- 峡谷 峽谷 xiá gǔ ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄨˇ haap6 guk1 canyon
- 五谷 五穀 wǔ gǔ ㄨˇ ㄍㄨˇ ng5 guk1 five crops, e.g. millet 粟, soybean 豆, sesame 麻, barley 麦, rice 稻 or other variants
- 催谷 cuī gǔ ㄘㄨㄟ ㄍㄨˇ ceoi1 guk1 to boost
- 包谷 包穀 bāo gǔ ㄅㄠ ㄍㄨˇ baau1 guk1 (dialect) corn; maize
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- 壑谷 hè gǔ ㄏㄜˋ ㄍㄨˇ kok3 guk1 low-lying humid terrain
- 太谷 Tài gǔ ㄊㄞˋ ㄍㄨˇ taai3 guk1 see 太谷区
- 崖谷 yá gǔ ㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄨˇ ngaai4 guk1 valley
- 川谷 川穀 chuān gǔ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄍㄨˇ cyun1 guk1 same as 薏苡
- 布谷 布穀 bù gǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˇ bou3 guk1 cuckoo
- 平谷 Píng gǔ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨˇ ping4 guk1 see 平谷区
- 幽谷 yōu gǔ ㄧㄡ ㄍㄨˇ jau1 guk1 deep valley
- 府谷 Fǔ gǔ ㄈㄨˇ ㄍㄨˇ fu2 guk1 see 府谷县
- 打谷 打穀 dǎ gǔ ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨˇ daa2 guk1 to thresh
- 扬谷 揚穀 yáng gǔ ㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨˇ joeng4 guk1 to winnow
- 景谷 Jǐng gǔ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄨˇ ging2 guk1 see 景谷傣族彝族自治县
- 曼谷 Màn gǔ ㄇㄢˋ ㄍㄨˇ maan6 guk1 Bangkok, capital of Thailand
- 梵谷 Fàn gǔ ㄈㄢˋ ㄍㄨˇ faan4 guk1 (Tw) Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter
- 河谷 hé gǔ ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨˇ ho4 guk1 river valley
- 波谷 bō gǔ ㄅㄛ ㄍㄨˇ bo1 guk1 trough
Idioms with these characters
- 不识高低 不識高低 bù shí gāo dī ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄍㄠ ㄉㄧ bat1 sik1 gou1 dai1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
- 低声细语 低聲細語 dī shēng xì yǔ ㄉㄧ ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧˋ ㄩˇ dai1 sing1 sai3 jyu5 in a whisper
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn ㄉㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ dai1 sau2 haa6 sam1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
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- 高低不就 gāo dī bù jiù ㄍㄠ ㄉㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ gou1 dai1 bat1 zau6 can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
- 扒高踩低 pá gāo cǎi dī ㄆㄚˊ ㄍㄠ ㄘㄞˇ ㄉㄧ paa4 gou1 caai2 dai1 crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors
- 眼高手低 yǎn gāo shǒu dī ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄠ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄧ ngaan5 gou1 sau2 dai1 to have high standards but little ability
- 一见高低 一見高低 yī jiàn gāo dī ㄧ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄠ ㄉㄧ jat1 gin3 gou1 dai1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
- 跌至谷底 diē zhì gǔ dǐ ㄉㄧㄝ ㄓˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄧˇ dit3 zi3 guk1 dai2 to hit rock bottom (idiom)
- 高岸深谷 gāo àn shēn gǔ ㄍㄠ ㄢˋ ㄕㄣ ㄍㄨˇ gou1 ngon6 sam1 guk1 high bank, deep valley (idiom); secluded location
- 进退维谷 進退維谷 jìn tuì wéi gǔ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨˇ zeon3 teoi3 wai4 guk1 no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
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- 空谷足音 kōng gǔ zú yīn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄍㄨˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄧㄣ hung1 guk1 zuk1 jam1 lit. the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom)
- 满坑满谷 滿坑滿谷 mǎn kēng mǎn gǔ ㄇㄢˇ ㄎㄥ ㄇㄢˇ ㄍㄨˇ mun5 haang1 mun5 guk1 (idiom) all over the place
- 虚怀若谷 虛懷若谷 xū huái ruò gǔ ㄒㄩ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨˇ heoi1 waai4 joek6 guk1 receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded