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高分低能

gāo fēn dī néng

4-character word

What 高分低能 means

1. high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching to the test)

The characters in 高分低能

• 高gāohigh; tall; above average
• 分fēnto divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad)
• 低dīlow; beneath; to lower (one's head)
• 能néngcan; to be able to; might possibly

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