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高低

gāo dī

2-character word

What 高低 means

1. height; level; (music) pitch
2. relative superiority
3. propriety; discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. {不知高低|bù zhī gāo dī})
4. no matter what; just; simply (will not ..., must ... etc)
5. at long last

The characters in 高低

• 高gāohigh; tall; above average
• 低dīlow; beneath; to lower (one's head)

Example sentences

• 生活中有高低起伏。
  Shēnghuó zhōng yǒu gāodī qǐfú.
  In life there are ups and downs.
• 人生充满了高低起伏。
  Rénshēng chōngmǎn le gāodī qǐfú.
  Life is full of ups and downs.
• 地面高低不平，给部队前进带来了困难。
  The rugged terrain made the troops' advance difficult.

Words starting with 高低

• 高低不就gāo dī bù jiùcan't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too…
• 高低潮gāo dī cháothe tide; high and low water
• 高低杠gāo dī gànguneven bars (gymnastics)

Words containing 高低

• 不识高低bù shí gāo dīcan't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
• 一见高低yī jiàn gāo dīlit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom); fig. to cross swords with…