低調 [－调]

Jyutping dai1 diu6
Pinyin dī diào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. low pitch
  2. quiet (voice)
  3. subdued
  4. low-key
  5. low-profile
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    唔​引入​注目
    low-key; self-effacing
    • 佢哋個婚禮好低調，少過三十人出席。
      佢哋个婚礼好低调，少过三十人出席。
      keoi5 dei6 go3 fan1 lai5 hou2 dai1 diu6, siu2 gwo3 saam1 sap6 jan4 ceot1 zik6.
      Their wedding was very low-key, fewer than thirty people attended.
  2. 反義詞
    高調
  3. 名詞
    音調​低​嘅​聲​音
    a low pitched tone
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    low-pitch sound or voice
  2. noun
    pessimistic words or thoughts
  3. adj
    quiet; subdued
  4. adj
    pessimistic
  5. adj
    tending to keep a low profile; low-key
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #808
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    喜欢低调些。
    喜歡低調些。
    xǐ huan dī diào xiē 。
    • I don't want to show off.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢哋个婚礼好低调，少过三十人出席。
    佢哋個婚禮好低調，少過三十人出席。
    keoi5 dei6 go3 fan1 lai5 hou2 dai1 diu6, siu2 gwo3 saam1 sap6 jan4 ceot1 zik6.
    • Their wedding was very low-key, fewer than thirty people attended.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    可比赛的过程却是让人大跌眼镜，与之前舆论的低调相比，两只队伍的表现可谓不鸣则已一鸣惊人。
    可比賽的過程卻是讓人大跌眼鏡，與之前輿論的低調相比，兩隻隊伍的表現可謂不鳴則已一鳴驚人。
    kě bǐ sài de guò chéng què shì ràng rén dà diē yǎn jìng ， yǔ zhī qián yú lùn de dī diào xiāng bǐ ， liǎng zhī duì wǔ de biǎo xiàn kě wèi bù míng zé yǐ yī míng jīng rén ．
    • But as the game progressed, everybody had to take off their glasses in disbelief. Compared to the previous low expections in public opinion polls, the performance of the two teams was literally a bolt from the blue.
  2. Mandarin
    可比赛的过程却是让人大跌眼镜，与之前舆论的低调相比，两只队伍的表现可谓不鸣则已一鸣惊人。
    可比賽的過程卻是讓人大跌眼鏡，與之前輿論的低調相比，兩隻隊伍的表現可謂不鳴則已一鳴驚人。
    kě bǐ sài de guò chéng què shì ràng rén dà diē yǎn jìng ， yǔ zhī qián yú lùn de dī diào xiàng bǐ ， liǎng zhǐ duì wǔ de biǎo xiàn kě wèi bù míng zé yǐ yī míng jīng rén ．
    • But as the game progressed, everybody had to take off their glasses in disbelief. Compared to the previous low expections in public opinion polls, the performance of the two teams was literally a bolt from the blue.