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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dī | di1
English translation
low
beneath
to lower (one's head)
to let droop
to hang down
to incline
low; to lower, to hang; to bend, to bow

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亻氐

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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教堂 jiào táng de Zhōng qiāo chū 低沉 dī chén de 响声 xiǎng shēng .

The church clocks strike with a muffled sound.

屋顶 wū dǐng de 斜度 xié dù hěn .

The slope of the roof is low.

刚好 gāng hǎo lüè 低于 dī yú 注满标记 biāojì . 需要 xūyào zài Jiā yāo 1夸脱.

It's just a little Below the full nark. It'll take about a quart.

ěr 博士 bóshì shuì , dāng 人体 rén tǐ Zhōng de gài 含量 hán liàng piān shí , 身体 shēntǐ jiù huì 产生 chǎnshēng zhǒng 荷尔蒙 hé ěr méng , Néng 帮助 bāngzhù 肌体 jī tǐ zuì 限度 xiàn dù de 吸收 xīshōu suǒ 摄入 shè rù 的钙.

Zemel says that when calcium levels are low, the body releases a hormone that helps squeeze the most out of every available milligram of the

大多数 dà duō shù Tāng 热量 rè liàng ,并且 bìngqiě Néng guàn bǎo .

Most soups are low in calories and will fill you up.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
low
降低 jiàngdī to reduce降低 jiàngdī
低于 dī yú to be lower than低于 dī yú
低调 dī diào low pitch低調
低估 dī gū to underestimate低估 dī gū
低头 dī tóu to yield低頭
低下 dī xià lowly低下 dī xià
低级 dī jí low level低級
低价 dī jià low price低價
低落 dī luò downcast低落 dī luò
低声 dī shēng softly低聲
低温 dī wēn low temperature低溫
高低 gāo dī height高低 gāo dī
贬低 biǎndī to belittle貶低
低音 dī yīn bass低音 dī yīn
低谷 dī gǔ valley低谷 dī gǔ
低迷 dī mí low (spirits)低迷 dī mí
低收入 dī shōu rù low income低收入 dī shōu rù
低俗 dī sú vulgar低俗 dī sú
压低 yā dī to lower (one's voice)壓低
低潮 dī cháo low tide低潮 dī cháo
低沉 dī chén overcast低沉 dī chén
低能 dī néng incapable低能 dī néng
低能儿 dī néng ér moron低能兒

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