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高不成低不就

gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù

6-character word

What 高不成低不就 means

1. 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

The characters in 高不成低不就

• 高gāohigh; tall; above average
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete
• 低dīlow; beneath; to lower (one's head)
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as…