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  1. 1. low
  2. 2. beneath
  3. 3. to lower (one's head)
  4. 4. to let droop
  5. 5. to hang down
  6. 6. to incline

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Words Containing 低

低下
dī xià

low status

低估
dī gū

to underestimate; to underrate

低价
dī jià

low price

低于
dī yú

to be lower than

低温
dī wēn

low temperature

低碳
dī tàn

(attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet)

低调
dī diào

low pitch

低谷
dī gǔ

valley

低迷
dī mí

blurred (landscape etc)

低头
dī tóu

to bow the head

忽高忽低
hū gāo hū dī

alternately soaring and plunging

贬低
biǎn dī

to belittle

降低
jiàng dī

to reduce; to lower; to bring down

高低
gāo dī

height

一见高低
yī jiàn gāo dī

lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)

不识高低
bù shí gāo dī

can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what

中低端
zhōng dī duān

mid-to-low-range

人往高处爬,水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù pá , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú

see 人往高處走,水往低處流|人往高处走,水往低处流[rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú]

人往高处走,水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú

man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)

低三下四
dī sān xià sì

servile

低丘
dī qiū

hilly (geography)

低低切切
dī dī qiè qiè

in a low voice

低俗
dī sú

vulgar

低俗之风
dī sú zhī fēng

vulgar style (used of items to be censored)

低俗化
dī sú huà

vulgarization

低保
dī bǎo

subsistence allowance

低保真
dī bǎo zhēn

low fidelity

低八度
dī bā dù

an octave lower (music)

低分
dī fēn

low marks

低利
dī lì

low interest

低利贷款
dī lì dài kuǎn

low interest loan

低剂量照射
dī jì liàng zhào shè

low dose irradiation

低劣
dī liè

inferior quality

低吟
dī yín

to chant softly

低地
dī dì

lowland

低地绣眼鸟
dī dì xiù yǎn niǎo

(bird species of China) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni)

低地轨道
dī dì guǐ dào

see 近地軌道|近地轨道[jìn dì guǐ dào]

低垂
dī chuí

to droop

低压
dī yā

low pressure

低压带
dī yā dài

low-pressure zone

低尾气排放
dī wěi qì pái fàng

low emissions (from car exhaust)

低层
dī céng

low level

低帮
dī bāng

low-top (shoes)

低平火山口
dī píng huǒ shān kǒu

maar

低廉
dī lián

cheap

低微
dī wēi

meager (wages)

低息
dī xī

low-interest

低成本
dī chéng běn

low cost

低收入
dī shōu rù

low income

低放射性废物
dī fàng shè xìng fèi wù

low-level waste

低效
dī xiào

inefficient

低昂
dī áng

ups and down

低档
dī dàng

low-grade

低栏
dī lán

low hurdles (track event)

低气压
dī qì yā

low pressure

低沉
dī chén

overcast

低潮
dī cháo

low tide

低浓缩铀
dī nóng suō yóu

low-enriched uranium

低热
dī rè

a low fever (up to 38°C)

低烧
dī shāo

a low fever (up to 38°C)

低产
dī chǎn

low yield

低眉顺眼
dī méi shùn yǎn

docile; submissive

低矮
dī ǎi

short

低空
dī kōng

low altitude

低空跳伞
dī kōng tiào sǎn

BASE Jumping

低空飞过
dī kōng fēi guò

to just scrape through with a narrow pass (in an exam)

低洼
dī wā

low-lying

低端
dī duān

low-end

低端人口
dī duān rén kǒu

low-paid workers in industries that offer jobs for the unskilled

低等
dī děng

inferior

低等动物
dī děng dòng wù

lower animal

低筋面粉
dī jīn miàn fěn

low-gluten flour

低级
dī jí

low level

低级语言
dī jí yǔ yán

low-level (computer) language

低维
dī wéi

low-dimensional (math.)

低缓
dī huǎn

low and unhurried (voice etc)

低耗
dī hào

low consumption (energy, fuel etc)

低聚物
dī jù wù

oligomer (chemistry)

低声
dī shēng

in a low voice

低声细语
dī shēng xì yǔ

in a whisper

低胸
dī xiōng

low-cut (dress)

低能
dī néng

incapable

低能儿
dī néng ér

retarded child

低脂
dī zhī

low fat

低落
dī luò

downcast; gloomy

低血压
dī xuè yā

low blood pressure

低血糖
dī xuè táng

hypoglycemia (medicine)

低语
dī yǔ

mutter

低费用
dī fèi yòng

low cost

低贱
dī jiàn

lowly; humble

低速区
dī sù qū

low-velocity zone (seismology)

低速挡
dī sù dǎng

low gear

低速率
dī sù lǜ

low speed

低陷
dī xiàn

to sink

低阶
dī jiē

low level

低阶语言
dī jiē yǔ yán

low-level (computer) language

低音
dī yīn

bass

低音喇叭
dī yīn lǎ ba

woofer

低音大提琴
dī yīn dà tí qín

double bass; contrabass

低音大号
dī yīn dà hào

bass tuba

低音提琴
dī yīn tí qín

double bass

低音炮
dī yīn pào

subwoofer

低音管
dī yīn guǎn

bassoon

低领口
dī lǐng kǒu

low-cut neckline

低头不见抬头见
dī tóu bù jiàn tái tóu jiàn

see 抬頭不見低頭見|抬头不见低头见[tái tóu bù jiàn dī tóu jiàn]

低头族
dī tóu zú

smartphone addicts

低头认罪
dī tóu rèn zuì

to bow one's head in acknowledgment of guilt

低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn

to be fawningly submissive (idiom)

低体温症
dī tǐ wēn zhèng

hypothermia

低龋齿性
dī qǔ chǐ xìng

non-caries-inducing

偏低
piān dī

to be on the low side; to be inadequate (e.g. of a salary)

压低
yā dī

to lower (one's voice)

夜幕低垂
yè mù dī chuí

darkness fell (falls, had fallen etc)

天低吴楚,眼空无物
tiān dī wú chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù

the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon

扒高踩低
pá gāo cǎi dī

crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors

抬头不见低头见
tái tóu bù jiàn dī tóu jiàn

(idiom) (of people in a small town etc) to cross paths regularly

放低
fàng dī

to lower

新低
xīn dī

new low

智力低下
zhì lì dī xià

mental retardation

最低潮
zuì dī cháo

lit. low tide

最低谷
zuì dī gǔ

lowest point

最低限度
zuì dī xiàn dù

minimum

最低限度理论
zuì dī xiàn dù lǐ lùn

minimalist theory

最低音
zuì dī yīn

lowest voice

最低点
zuì dī diǎn

lowest point

历来最低点
lì lái zuì dī diǎn

all time low (point)

泪点低
lèi diǎn dī

(neologism) easily moved to tears

减低
jiǎn dī

to lower

减低速度
jiǎn dī sù dù

to retard

狗眼看人低
gǒu yǎn kàn rén dī

to act like a snob

男低音
nán dī yīn

(music) bass voice

眼高手低
yǎn gāo shǒu dī

to have high standards but little ability

笑点低
xiào diǎn dī

amused by even the weakest joke

走低
zǒu dī

to go down

过低
guò dī

too low

降低利率
jiàng dī lì lǜ

to reduce interest rates

体温过低
tǐ wēn guò dī

hypothermia

高不成低不就
gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù

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

高不凑低不就
gāo bù còu dī bù jiù

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

高低不就
gāo dī bù jiù

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

高低杠
gāo dī gàng

uneven bars (gymnastics)

高低潮
gāo dī cháo

the tide

高分低能
gāo fēn dī néng

high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching to the test)

高高低低
gāo gāo dī dī

high and low