低
HSK 2freq #951
Meanings
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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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Wiktionary
- 1.low (of height)
- 2.low (of quantity); behind average
- 3.low (of voice); quiet; soft
- 4.down (adverb)
- 5.short (in stature)
- 6.to lower; to hang (one's head); to bend; to bow
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *tiːl): semantic 亻 (“man, person”) + phonetic 氐 (OC *tiːl, *til) – a person lowering themselves, bowing. Cognate with 底 (OC *tiːlʔ, “bottom”), 柢 (OC *tiːl, *tiːlʔ, *tiːls, “root of a tree; base”), Tibetan མཐིལ (mthil, “bottom; floor”) (Schuessler, 2007).
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Components
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Example sentences
利率還是低。
Interest rates are still low.
我的血压很低。
I have low blood pressure.
我的血压很低。
My blood pressure is low.
她總是低聲地說話。
She always speaks in a low voice.
保持在較低的溫度。
Keep it at a lower temperature.
她抱怨我的工資低。
She complained about my low salary.
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