dī
low
beneath
to lower (one's head)
to let droop
to hang down
to incline
jiàng dī
to reduce
to lower
to bring down
dī xià
low status
lowly
to lower (one's head)
dī néng
incapable
incompetent
stupid
mentally deficient
dī luò
downcast
gloomy
to decline
dī liè
inferior quality
substandard
low-grade
gāo dī
height
altitude (aviation)
pitch (music)
ups and downs (success or failure)
whether sth is right or wrong
comparative strength, weight, depth, stature
(spoken interjection) anyway, whatever
eventually, in the end
dī gǔ
valley
trough (as opposed to peaks)
fig. low point
lowest ebb
nadir of one's fortunes
biǎn dī
to belittle
to disparage
to play down
to demean
to degrade
to devalue
dī jí
low level
rudimentary
vulgar
low
inferior
dī dàng
low-grade
of low worth or rank
poor quality
inferior
dī mí
blurred (landscape etc)
low (spirits)
in a slump (economy)
dī chén
overcast
gloomy
downcast
deep and low (of sound)
muffled
dī diào
low pitch
quiet (voice)
subdued
low-key
low-profile
dī tóu
to bow the head
to yield
to give in
dī gū
to underestimate
to underrate
zuì dī diǎn
lowest point
minimum (point)
dī hào
low consumption (energy, fuel etc)
piān dī
to be on the low side
to be inadequate (e.g. of a salary)
dī sú zhī fēng
vulgar style (used of items to be censored)
yǎn gāo shǒu dī
to have high standards but little ability
to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)
dī qì yā
low pressure
depression (meteorology)
gāo gāo dī dī
high and low
uneven (in height)
uneven (of ground)
gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù
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
dī néng ér
retarded child
moron
idiot
gāo fēn dī néng
high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching to the test)
dī jīn miàn fěn
low gluten flour
cake flour
pastry flour
soft flour
shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
water flows downhill (whereas man struggles upwards)
nán dī yīn
bass (music)
lower register male voice
zuì dī cháo
lit. low tide
fig. the lowest point (e.g. of a relationship)
zuì dī yīn
lowest voice
lowest pitch
lowest note
dī huǎn
low and unhurried (voice etc)
low and gently sloping (terrain)
dī děng dòng wù
lower animal
primitive life-form
dī áng
ups and down
rise and fall
dī yīn guǎn
bassoon
also written 巴頌管|巴颂管 or 巴松管
dī jí yǔ yán
low level (computer) language
gāo dī cháo
the tide
high and low water
dī lán
low hurdles (track event)
dī sù céng
low velocity zone (seismology)
also called asthenosphere 軟流層|软流层[ruan3 liu2 ceng2]
dī wěi qì pái fàng
low emissions (from car exhaust)
dī shǒu xià xīn
to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
dī jiē yǔ yán
low level (computer) language
bù shí gāo dī
can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
yī jiàn gāo dī
lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
fig. to cross swords with
to lock horns
gāo dī bù jiù
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
gāo bù còu dī bù jiù
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
pá gāo cǎi dī
crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors
toadying and bullying
dī tóu rèn zuì
to bow one's head in acknowledgment of guilt
to admit one's guilt
yè mù dī chuí
darkness fell (falls, had fallen etc)
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
xiào diǎn dī
amused by even the weakest joke
ready to laugh at the smallest thing
dī xiōng
low-cut (dress)
plunging (neckline)
dī shēng xì yǔ
in a whisper
in a low voice (idiom)
dī kōng fēi guò
to just scrape through with a narrow pass (in an exam)
dī bǎo
subsistence allowance
welfare (abbr. for 城市居民最低生活保障[cheng2 shi4 ju1 min2 zui4 di1 sheng1 huo2 bao3 zhang4])
dī dì xiù yǎn niǎo
(bird species of China) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni)
dī dì guǐ dào
see 近地軌道|近地轨道[jin4 di4 gui3 dao4]
dī yā dài
low-pressure zone
depression (meteorology)
dī wēi
meager (wages)
humble (social status)
feeble (voice)