高低 gāo dī ㄍㄠ ㄉㄧ gou1 dai1 HSK 7-9
- height; level; (music) pitch
- relative superiority
- propriety; discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低 bù zhī gāo dī ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄍㄠ ㄉㄧ )
- no matter what; just; simply (will not ..., must ... etc)
- at long last
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高
- 升高 shēng gāo ㄕㄥ ㄍㄠ sing1 gou1 to raise
- 崇高 chóng gāo ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄠ sung4 gou1 majestic
- 提高 tí gāo ㄊㄧˊ ㄍㄠ tai4 gou1 to raise
- 跳高 tiào gāo ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄠ tiu3 gou1 (athletics) high jump
- 身高 shēn gāo ㄕㄣ ㄍㄠ san1 gou1 (a person's) height
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- 高中 gāo zhōng ㄍㄠ ㄓㄨㄥ gou1 zung1 senior high school (abbr. for 高级中学)
- 高傲 gāo ào ㄍㄠ ㄠˋ gou1 ngou6 arrogant
- 高价 高價 gāo jià ㄍㄠ ㄐㄧㄚˋ gou1 gaa3 high price
- 高原 gāo yuán ㄍㄠ ㄩㄢˊ gou1 jyun4 plateau
- 高压 高壓 gāo yā ㄍㄠ ㄧㄚ gou1 aat3 (physics) high pressure
- 高大 gāo dà ㄍㄠ ㄉㄚˋ gou1 daai6 tall; lofty; towering
- 高尚 gāo shàng ㄍㄠ ㄕㄤˋ gou1 soeng6 noble
- 高层 高層 gāo céng ㄍㄠ ㄘㄥˊ gou1 cang4 high-rise
- 高山 gāo shān ㄍㄠ ㄕㄢ gou1 saan1 high mountain; alpine mountain
- 高峰 gāo fēng ㄍㄠ ㄈㄥ gou1 fung1 peak
- 高度 gāo dù ㄍㄠ ㄉㄨˋ gou1 dou6 height
- 高手 gāo shǒu ㄍㄠ ㄕㄡˇ gou1 sau2 expert
- 高效 gāo xiào ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄠˋ gou1 haau6 efficient
- 高于 高於 gāo yú ㄍㄠ ㄩˊ gou1 jyu1 greater than
- 高昂 gāo áng ㄍㄠ ㄤˊ gou1 ngong4 to hold (one's head) high
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
- 低谷 dī gǔ ㄉㄧ ㄍㄨˇ dai1 guk1 valley
- 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
- 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
Idioms with these characters
- 巴高望上 bā gāo wàng shàng ㄅㄚ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄤˋ baa1 gou1 mong6 soeng6 to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion
- 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
- 才高八斗 cái gāo bā dǒu ㄘㄞˊ ㄍㄠ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄡˇ coi4 gou1 baat3 dau2 (idiom) of great talent
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- 德高望重 dé gāo wàng zhòng ㄉㄜˊ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ dak1 gou1 mong6 zung6 (idiom) a person of virtue and prestige; a person of good moral standing and reputation
- 登高望远 登高望遠 dēng gāo wàng yuǎn ㄉㄥ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄢˇ dang1 gou1 mong6 jyun5 to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view
- 福星高照 fú xīng gāo zhào ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄠ ㄓㄠˋ fuk1 sing1 gou1 ziu3 lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign
- 高岸深谷 gāo àn shēn gǔ ㄍㄠ ㄢˋ ㄕㄣ ㄍㄨˇ gou1 ngon6 sam1 guk1 high bank, deep valley (idiom); secluded location
- 高不可攀 gāo bù kě pān ㄍㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄆㄢ gou1 bat1 ho2 paan1 too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable
- 高唱入云 高唱入雲 gāo chàng rù yún ㄍㄠ ㄔㄤˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄩㄣˊ gou1 coeng3 jap6 wan4 loud songs reaches the clouds (idiom); fig. to praise to the skies
- 高城深池 gāo chéng shēn chí ㄍㄠ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄣ ㄔˊ gou1 sing4 sam1 ci4 high walls and deep moat (idiom); impenetrable defense
- 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)
- 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
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- 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)
Example sentences
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生活 中 有 高低 起伏 。
In life there are ups and downs.
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人生 充满 充滿 了 高低 起伏 。
Life is full of ups and downs.
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地面 高低 不平 ， 给 給 部队 部隊 前进 前進 带来 帶來 了 困难 困難 。
The rugged terrain made the troops' advance difficult.
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