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低
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Definitions
- 1. low
- 2. beneath
- 3. to lower (one's head)
- 4. to let droop
- 5. to hang down
- 6. to incline
Example Sentences
1 shown低 頭！
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 低
short
retarded child
low-interest
cheap
valley
low blood pressure
lower animal
low and unhurried (voice etc)
to just scrape through with a narrow pass (in an exam)
crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors
uneven bars (gymnastics)
bassoon
to retard
low pressure
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
man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
to reduce; to lower; to bring down
woofer
low gear
low dose irradiation
low-velocity zone (seismology)
low-top (shoes)
subsistence allowance
mid-to-low-range
hypothermia
to lower
meager (wages)
minimum
low-pressure zone
to be on the low side; to be inadequate (e.g. of a salary)
smartphone addicts
low cost
amused by even the weakest joke
low-gluten flour
lowly; humble
lowland
inferior quality
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
low-cut neckline
subwoofer
in a whisper
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]
alternately soaring and plunging
to underestimate; to underrate
all time low (point)
low tide
low-lying
to bow one's head in acknowledgment of guilt
vulgar
the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
maar
low interest
inefficient
oligomer (chemistry)
bass tuba
low fat
(bird species of China) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni)
see 抬頭不見低頭見|抬头不见低头见[tái tóu bù jiàn dī tóu jiàn]
low altitude
to droop
low-end
ups and down
lit. low tide
a low fever (up to 38°C)
mutter
overcast
low level
to go down
(neologism) easily moved to tears
high and low
downcast; gloomy
low pressure
a low fever (up to 38°C)
to lower (one's voice)
to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
low consumption (energy, fuel etc)
low emissions (from car exhaust)
BASE Jumping
hilly (geography)
lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
too low
to chant softly
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
(attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet)
servile
vulgar style (used of items to be censored)
low-level (computer) language
blurred (landscape etc)
bass
low-cut (dress)
in a low voice
darkness fell (falls, had fallen etc)
(idiom) (of people in a small town etc) to cross paths regularly
low-dimensional (math.)
high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching to the test)
mental retardation
low pitch
minimalist theory
non-caries-inducing
new low
to reduce interest rates
low speed
docile; submissive
low-enriched uranium
low-level waste
to bow the head
double bass; contrabass
(music) bass voice
low level
low fidelity
low-level (computer) language
hypoglycemia (medicine)
see 近地軌道|近地轨道[jìn dì guǐ dào]
to be lower than
low hurdles (track event)
can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
to lower
incapable
double bass
lowest voice
low status
vulgarization
low price
the tide
low marks
low temperature
to sink
to act like a snob
an octave lower (music)
low interest loan
low-paid workers in industries that offer jobs for the unskilled
lowest point
low yield
low cost
in a low voice
inferior
to belittle
to have high standards but little ability
low-grade
low level
height
hypothermia
lowest point
low income