低 [－]

Jyutping dai1
Pinyin dī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. low
  2. beneath
  3. to lower (one's head)
  4. to let droop
  5. to hang down
  6. to incline
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    相對​嚟​講數量​少​或者​數值細
    (of quantity) low; (of amount or figure) small
    • 低成本
      低成本
      dai1 sing4 bun2
      low cost
    • 低收入人士
      低收入人士
      dai1 sau1 jap6 jan4 si6
      low-income persons
    • 佢測驗嘅分數好低。
      佢测验嘅分数好低。
      keoi5 caak1 jim6 ge3 fan1 sou3 hou2 dai1.
      His score in the test was low.
    • 我人工低過佢。
      我人工低过佢。
      ngo5 jan4 gung1 dai1 gwo3 keoi5.
      My salary is lower than his.
    • 呢杯飲品嘅酒精含量好低。
      呢杯饮品嘅酒精含量好低。
      ni1 bui1 jam2 ban2 ge3 zau2 zing1 ham4 loeng6 hou2 dai1.
      This drink has a very low alcohol content.
    • 佢智商好低。
      佢智商好低。
      keoi5 zi3 soeng1 hou2 dai1.
      He has a very low I.Q.
    • 戰前嘅出生率好低。
      战前嘅出生率好低。
      zin3 cin4 ge3 ceot1 sang1 leot2 hou2 dai1.
      The birth rate was very low before the War.
  2. 反義詞
    高
  3. 詞綴
    向下​；​加​喺​動​詞​後​面​做​趨​向​補​語​，​講出動​作​嘅​方向
    down; added after a verb
    • 坐低
      坐低
      co5 dai1
      to sit down
    • 撳低
      揿低
      gam6 dai1
      to suppress
    • 彎低身
      弯低身
      waan1 dai1 san1
      to bend down
    • 我唔記得 抄低 佢個電話號碼。
      我唔记得 抄低 佢个电话号码。
      ngo5 m4 gei3 dak1 caau1 dai1 keoi5 go3 din6 waa2 hou6 maa5.
      I forgot to jot down his telephone number.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, Jin, Mandarin, dialectal
    short (in stature)
  2. character
    low (of height)
  3. character
    to lower; to hang (one's head); to bend; to bow
  4. character
    low (of voice); quiet; soft
  5. character
    low (of quantity); behind average
    • 他們抱怨工資過低。
      他们抱怨工资过低。
      tā men bào yuàn gōng zī guò dī ．
      They complained that the wages were too low.
    • 低糖的高纖豆漿
      低糖的高纤豆浆
      dī táng de gāo xiān dòu jiāng
      Low Sugar, High Fiber Soy Milk
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. low
  2. to lower, hang, bend, bow
  3. Cangjie Input
    OHPM
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 二级词汇表 #123
  2. HSK3 二级汉字表 #39
  3. HSK3 中等手写字表 #57
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    温度计往往低于零度。
    温度計往往低於零度。
    wēn dù jì wǎng wǎng dī yú líng dù 。
    • Thermometers often go below zero.
  2. Mandarin
    这个工作需要不低于300美金。
    這個工作需要不低於300美金。
    zhè ge gōng zuò xū yào bù dī yú 300 měi jīn 。
    • No less than three hundred dollars was needed for the work.
  3. Mandarin
    他从来不向诱惑低头。
    他從來不向誘惑低頭。
    tā cóng lái bù xiàng yòu huò dī tóu 。
    • He never gave way to temptation.
  4. Mandarin
    稻穗越饱满越低头。
    稻穗越飽滿越低頭。
    dào suì yuè bǎo mǎn yuè dī tóu 。
    • The boughs that bear most hang lowest.
  5. Mandarin
    越成熟越饱满的稻穗，头垂得越低。
    越成熟越飽滿的稻穗，頭垂得越低。
    yuè chéng shú yuè bǎo mǎn de dào suì ， tóu chuí dé yuè dī 。
    • The boughs that bear most hang lowest.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    请你写低你嘅真实经验。
    請你寫低你嘅真實經驗。
    cing2 nei5 se2 dai1 nei5 ge3 zan1 sat6 ging1 jim6 。
    • Please write about your real experience.
  2. Cantonese
    啲警察根据现场留低嘅证物揾到个贼仔。
    啲警察根據現場留低嘅證物搵到個賊仔。
    di1 ging2 caat3 gan1 geoi3 jin6 coeng4 lau4 dai1 ge3 zing3 mat6 wan2 dou3 go3 caak6 zai2 。
    • The burglar was traced by one of the things he had left on the scene.
  3. Cantonese
    个花樽喺张枱度留低咗啲水迹。
    個花樽喺張枱度留低咗啲水跡。
    go3 faa1 zeon1 hai2 zoeng1 toi4 dou6 lau4 dai1 zo2 di1 seoi2 zik1 。
    • The wet vase left a mark on the table.
  4. Cantonese
    佢放低咗枝枪。
    佢放低咗枝槍。
    keoi5 fong3 dai1 zo2 zi1 coeng1 。
    • He laid down the gun.
  5. Cantonese
    我漏低咗啲嘢喺间房度。
    我漏低咗啲嘢喺間房度。
    ngo5 lau6 dai1 zo2 di1 je5 hai2 gaan1 fong4 dou6 。
    • I left something in the room.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    电视啱啱播𠮶套戏，啲嘟嘟声仲多过剩低啲对白。
    電視啱啱播嗰套戲，啲嘟嘟聲仲多過剩低啲對白。
    din6 si6 aam1 aam1 bo3 go2 tou3 hei3, di1 dut1 dut1 seng1 zung6 do1 gwo3 sing6 dai1 di1 deoi3 baak6.
    • The television show that aired just now had more censor beeps than the actual dialogue.
  2. Cantonese
    好多国家都开始咗减低碳排放嘅政策。
    好多國家都開始咗減低碳排放嘅政策。
    hou2 do1 gwok3 gaa1 dou1 hoi1 ci2 zo2 gaam2 dai1 taan3 paai4 fong3 ge3 zing3 caak3.
    • In many countries, policies to reduce carbon emission have been enforced.
  3. Cantonese
    鬼叫你做错咩，系要低声下气去求佢原谅㗎喇。
    鬼叫你做錯咩，係要低聲下氣去求佢原諒㗎喇。
    gwai2 giu3 nei5 zou6 co3 me1, hai6 jiu3 dai1 seng1 haa6 hei3 heoi3 kau4 keoi5 jyun4 loeng6 gaa3 laa3.
    • You were wrong, so just keep your head down and apologize.
  4. Cantonese
    示威群众希望有朝一日能够除低口罩煲底见。
    示威群眾希望有朝一日能夠除低口罩煲底見。
    si6 wai1 kwan4 zung3 hei1 mong6 jau5 ziu1 jat1 jat6 nang4 gau3 ceoi4 dai1 hau2 zaau3 bou1 dai2 gin3.
    • Protesters hope that they can take off their masks and meet one another in the LegCo protest zone one day.
  5. Cantonese
    佢一个人淝低咗三个贼。
    佢一個人淝低咗三個賊。
    keoi5 jat1 go3 jan4 fe4 dai1 zo2 saam1 go3 caak2.
    • He gunned down 3 thieves all by himself.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    耷低个头
    耷低個頭
    dap1 dai1 go3 tau4
    • to hang one's head
  2. Mandarin
    他们抱怨工资过低。
    他們抱怨工資過低。
    tā men bào yuàn gōng zī guò dī ．
    • They complained that the wages were too low.
  3. Mandarin
    低糖的高纤豆浆
    低糖的高纖豆漿
    dī táng de gāo xiān dòu jiāng
    • Low Sugar, High Fiber Soy Milk
  4. Mandarin
    市民对恶劣天气要作出适当的预防措施，以减低可能引致的人命伤亡及财物损失。
    市民對惡劣天氣要作出適當的預防措施，以減低可能引致的人命傷亡及財物損失。
    shì mín duì è liè tiān qì yào zuò chū shì dāng de yù fáng cuò shī ， yǐ jiǎn dī kě néng yǐn zhì de rén mìng shāng wáng jí cái wù sǔn shī ．
    • The public should take appropriate preventive measures against severe weather in order to minimize possible loss of life, injury and property damage.
  5. Mandarin
    一高一低
    一高一低
    yī gāo yī dī
    • one high and one low
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋公司暂时冇适合你嘅空缺，如果要你由低做起就太屈就你喇。
    我哋公司暫時冇適合你嘅空缺，如果要你由低做起就太屈就你喇。
    ngo5 dei6 gung1 si1 zaam6 si4 mou5 sik1 hap6 nei5 ge3 hung1 kyut3, jyu4 gwo2 jiu3 nei5 jau4 dai1 zou6 hei2 zau6 taai3 wat1 zau6 nei5 laa3