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居高不下

jū gāo bù xià

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word

居高不下 (jū gāo bù xià) means "(of prices, rates etc) to remain high". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 居高不下 means

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

The characters in 居高不下

• 居jūto reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up
• 高gāohigh; tall; above average
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 下xiàdown; downwards; below

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