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低于

dī yú

HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 低於

低于 (dī yú) means "to be lower than". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 低于 means

1. to be lower than

The characters in 低于

• 低dīlow; beneath; to lower (one's head)
• 于yúto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle

Example sentences

• 温度计往往低于零度。
  Wēndùjì wǎngwǎng dīyú língdù.
  Thermometers often go below zero.
• 我有不低于一千片光盘。
  I have no less than one thousand records.
• 你的工作表现低于平均水平。
  Nǐ de gōngzuòbiǎo xiàn dī yú píngjūn shuǐpíng.
  Your work is below average.
• 这个工作需要不低于300美金。
  Zhège gōngzuò xūyào bù dīyú sān bǎi Měijīn.
  No less than three hundred dollars was needed for the work.
• 南极因为有大陆，所以气温低于北极。
  Owing to its landmass, the Antarctic has an air temperature lower than that of the Arctic.
• 百分之二十六的美籍犹太裔人群难以支付生活费用；其中包括百分之五十五的年收入低于五万美元的人群。
  26 percent of American Jews have difficulty paying bills; this includes 55 percent of those making under $50,000 per year.

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read dī yú correctly.
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