低 dī
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 氐 the name of an ancient tribe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
低估
dīgū
to underestimate
Characters in this word
估 gū
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 古 old, classic, ancient
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 管理层低估了用户迁移成本，导致新系统上线后投诉激增。 Guǎnlǐcéng dīgū le yònghù qiānyí chéngběn, dǎozhì xīn xìtǒng shàngxiàn hòu tóusù jīzēng. Management underestimated the cost of user migration, causing complaints to surge after the new system went online.
- 不要低估孩子的学习能力，他们学得很快。 Bú yào dīgū háizi de xuéxí nénglì, tāmen xué de hěn kuài. Don't underestimate children's ability to learn; they pick things up quickly.
- 我低估了路上堵车的时间，结果迟到了。 Wǒ dīgū le lùshang dǔchē de shíjiān, jiéguǒ chídào le. I underestimated how long the traffic jam would take and ended up late.
Related words
- 低 dī low
- 降低 jiàngdī to lower
- 低于 dīyú lower than
- 低碳 dītàn low-carbon
- 贬低 biǎndī to belittle; to disparage
- 低调 dīdiào low-key; understated
- 低谷 dīgǔ low point; trough
- 低落 dīluò low; downcast; depressed
- 低迷 dīmí sluggish; depressed
- 低下 dīxià low; inferior; poor
- 估计 gūjì to estimate; to guess
- 评估 pínggū to assess; to estimate