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低下

dī xià

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

低下 (dī xià) means "low status; lowly; to lower (one's head)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 低下 means

1. low status
2. lowly
3. to lower (one's head)

The characters in 低下

• 低dīlow; beneath; to lower (one's head)
• 下xiàdown; downwards; below

Words containing 低下

• 智力低下zhì lì dī xiàmental retardation

Sounds the same

Read dī xià, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 滴下to fall or let fall in drops; to drip

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