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Jyutping gou1 dai1
Pinyin gāo dī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. height
  2. altitude (aviation)
  3. pitch (music)
  4. ups and downs (success or failure)
  5. whether sth is right or wrong
  6. comparative strength, weight, depth, stature
  7. (spoken interjection) anyway, whatever
  8. eventually, in the end
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    高​抑或​係​低​,​用​嚟​講​垂直​嘅​位置​或者​描述​抽象​程度
    high or low; vertical position; height; level
    • 水位嘅高低
      水位嘅高低
      seoi2 wai2 ge3 gou1 dai1
      (the height of) water level
    • 呢支桿可以控制高低。
      呢支杆可以控制高低。
      ni1 zi1 gon1 ho2 ji5 hung3 zai3 gou1 dai1.
      This bar can control the vertical position.
    • 我唔係咁介意人工嘅高低。
      我唔系咁介意人工嘅高低。
      ngo5 m4 hai6 gam3 gaai3 ji3 jan4 gung1 ge3 gou1 dai1.
      I don't really care about the salary level.
  2. 名詞
    高同​低​;​用​嚟​比​較​位置​、​際​遇​、​地位
    high and low
    • 人生一定有高低起伏嘅。
      人生一定有高低起伏嘅。
      jan4 sang1 jat1 ding6 jau5 gou1 dai1 hei2 fuk6 ge3.
      There are always highs and lows, ups and downs in life.
  3. 名詞
    優劣​;​相對​上​好​同埋​唔​好
    relative superiority
    • 難分高低
      难分高低
      naan4 fan1 gou1 dai1
      difficult to tell which is better
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    height
  2. noun
    appropriateness; severity; weight
  3. noun
    pitch
  4. noun
    high and low
    (syn.) 上下, 高下, 悬低, 懸低
    • 請小心空隙,並留意月台與車廂地面的高低。
      请小心空隙,并留意月台与车厢地面的高低。
      qǐng xiǎo xīn kòng xì , bìng liú yì yuè tái yǔ chē xiāng dì miàn de gāo dī .
      Please mind the gap and be aware of the difference in levels between the platform and the train.
  5. noun
    superiority or inferiority
    (syn.) 贵贱, 貴賤
    • 人人平等,沒有什麼高低貴賤之分。
      人人平等,没有什么高低贵贱之分。
      rén rén píng děng , méi yǒu shén me gāo dī guì jiàn zhī fēn .
      Everyone is equal — there is no such thing as superiority or inferiority of social status.
  6. adv
    anyhow; no matter what; in any case
  7. adv
    in the end; finally; eventually
    (syn.) 卒之, 總歸, 到底, 始終, 终, 終, 总算, 总归, 終究, 终归, 總是, 算是, 终须, 到尾, 終於, 始终, 总是, 终于, 總算, 終久, 终久, 终究, 終歸, 終須
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1278
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    生活中有高低起伏。
    生活中有高低起伏。
    shēng huó zhōng yǒu gāo dī qǐ fú 。
    • In life there are ups and downs.
    • Life has ups and downs.
  2. Mandarin
    人生充满了高低起伏。
    人生充滿了高低起伏。
    rén shēng chōng mǎn le gāo dī qǐ fú 。
    • Life is full of ups and downs.
    • Life has its ups and downs.
  3. Mandarin
    地面高低不平,给部队前进带来了困难。
    地面高低不平,給部隊前進帶來了困難。
    dì miàn gāo dī bù píng , gěi bù duì qián jìn dài lái le kùn nan 。
    • The rugged terrain made the troops' advance difficult.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    水位嘅高低
    水位嘅高低
    seoi2 wai2 ge3 gou1 dai1
    • (the height of) water level
  2. Cantonese
    呢支杆可以控制高低。
    呢支桿可以控制高低。
    ni1 zi1 gon1 ho2 ji5 hung3 zai3 gou1 dai1.
    • This bar can control the vertical position.
  3. Cantonese
    我唔系咁介意人工嘅高低。
    我唔係咁介意人工嘅高低。
    ngo5 m4 hai6 gam3 gaai3 ji3 jan4 gung1 ge3 gou1 dai1.
    • I don't really care about the salary level.
  4. Cantonese
    人生一定有高低起伏嘅。
    人生一定有高低起伏嘅。
    jan4 sang1 jat1 ding6 jau5 gou1 dai1 hei2 fuk6 ge3.
    • There are always highs and lows, ups and downs in life.
  5. Cantonese
    难分高低
    難分高低
    naan4 fan1 gou1 dai1
    • difficult to tell which is better
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    光头得意洋洋:“你看不出个眉眼高低啊?去办几个人,你信不?”
    光頭得意洋洋:“你看不出個眉眼高低啊?去辦幾個人,你信不?”
    guāng tóu dé yì yáng yáng : “ nǐ kàn bù chū ge méi yǎn gāo dī a ? qù bàn jǐ ge rén , nǐ xìn bù ? ”
    • X
  2. Mandarin
    人人平等,没有什么高低贵贱之分。
    人人平等,沒有什麼高低貴賤之分。
    rén rén píng děng , méi yǒu shén me gāo dī guì jiàn zhī fēn .
    • Everyone is equal — there is no such thing as superiority or inferiority of social status.
  3. Mandarin
    请小心空隙,并留意月台与车厢地面的高低。
    請小心空隙,並留意月台與車廂地面的高低。
    qǐng xiǎo xīn kòng xì , bìng liú yì yuè tái yǔ chē xiāng dì miàn de gāo dī .
    • Please mind the gap and be aware of the difference in levels between the platform and the train.
  4. Mandarin
    有这个借鉴和没有这个借鉴是不同的,这里有文野之分,粗细之分,高低之分,快慢之分。
    有這個借鑑和沒有這個借鑑是不同的,這裏有文野之分,粗細之分,高低之分,快慢之分。
    yǒu zhè ge jiè jiàn hé méi yǒu zhè ge jiè jiàn shì bù tóng de , zhè lǐ yǒu wén yě zhī fēn , cū xì zhī fēn , gāo dī zhī fēn , kuài màn zhī fēn .
    • It makes a difference whether or not we have such examples, the difference between crudeness and refinement, between roughness and polish, between a low and a high level, and between slower and faster work.