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低

dī · di

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. low
  2. beneath
  3. to lower (one's head)
  4. to let droop
  5. to hang down
  6. to incline
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Too quiet to hear

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)说(shuō)什么(shénme)？我(wǒ)听(tīng)不(bù)见(jiàn)，你(nǐ)的(de)声音(shēngyīn)太(tài)低(dī)了(le)。

    What did you say? I cannot hear. Your voice is too low.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)说(shuō)这(zhè)家(jiā)的(de)烤串(kǎochuàn)太(tài)咸(xián)，老板(lǎobǎn)就(jiù)在(zài)旁边(pángbiān)，只(zhǐ)能(néng)低声(dīshēng)说(shuō)。

    I am saying the skewers here are too salty. The owner is right there, so I can only whisper.

  3. Dengdeng

    低声(dīshēng)说(shuō)也(yě)太(tài)低(dī)了(le)，我(wǒ)还是(háishi)听不见(tīngbujiàn)。

    Even a whisper is too low. I still cannot hear.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)写(xiě)给(gěi)你(nǐ)看(kàn)。

    Then I will write it for you.

  5. Dengdeng

    不用(bùyòng)写(xiě)了(le)，老板(lǎobǎn)已经(yǐjīng)听见(tīngjiàn)了(le)。

    No need to write. The owner already heard.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

淡(dàn)啤(pí)酒(jiǔ)是(shì)一(yì)种(zhǒng)酒(jiǔ)精(jīng)含(hán)量(liàng)低(dī)的(de)啤(pí)酒(jiǔ)。

Pale ale is a low-alcohol beer.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)低(dī)下(xià)头(tóu)，不(bù)敢(gǎn)看(kàn)老(lǎo)师(shī)的(de)眼(yǎn)睛(jīng)。

He lowered his head, not daring to look the teacher in the eye.

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