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居高不下

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jū gāo bù xià

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  1. 1. (of prices, rates etc) to remain high

Child Words of 居高不下

下
xià

down

不
bù

no; not so

高
gāo

high

不下
bù xià

to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)

居
jī

(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude

居
jū

to reside

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