高低

gāo dī

Definitions

1. height
2. altitude (aviation)
3. pitch (music)
4. ups and downs (success or failure)
5. whether sth is right or wrong
6. comparative strength, weight, depth, stature
7. (spoken interjection) anyway, whatever
8. eventually, in the end

Words Containing 高低

• 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
• 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
• 高高低低 gāo gāo dī dī: high and low

Child Words of 高低

• 低 dī: low
• 高 gāo: high