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低调

dī diào · di diao

Traditional 低調

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. low pitch
  2. quiet (voice)
  3. subdued
  4. low-key
  5. low-profile
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The trophy in the backpack

  1. Dengdeng

    琦琦(qíqí)，听说(tīngshuō)你(nǐ)拿了(nále)比赛(bǐsài)第一名(dìyīmíng)？

    Qiqi, I heard you won first place in the contest?

  2. Qiqi

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)知道(zhīdào)？我(wǒ)一直(yīzhí)很(hěn)低调(dīdiào)。

    How do you know? I have been very low-key.

  3. Liangliang

    全班(quánbān)都(dōu)知道(zhīdào)了(le)，老师(lǎoshī)在群(zàiqún)里(lǐ)发了(fāle)通知(tōngzhī)。

    The whole class knows. The teacher posted an announcement in the group chat.

  4. Qiqi

    老师(lǎoshī)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)不(bù)低调(dīdiào)！

    Why is the teacher so not low-key!

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，你的(nǐde)奖杯(jiǎngbēi)那么(nàme)大(dà)，怎么(zěnme)低调(dīdiào)？

    Right, your trophy is so big, how can you be low-key?

  6. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)把(bǎ)它(tā)放(fàng)在(zài)书包(shūbāo)里(lǐ)了(le)，结果(jiéguǒ)书包(shūbāo)破(pò)了(le)。

    I put it in my schoolbag, and the bag tore.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)平(píng)时(shí)很(hěn)低(dī)调(diào)，从(cóng)不(bú)炫(xuàn)耀(yào)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)成(chéng)绩(jì)。

He is usually very low-key and never shows off his achievements.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)餐(cān)厅(tīng)装(zhuāng)修(xiū)低(dī)调(diào)，但(dàn)菜(cài)的(de)味(wèi)道(dào)特(tè)别(bié)好(hǎo)。

This restaurant has subdued decor, but the food tastes especially good.

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