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
低调
dīdiào
low-key; understated
Characters in this word
调 diào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 周 Zhou dynasty
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他在业内地位很高，却始终保持低调，很少接受媒体采访。 Tā zài yènèi dìwèi hěn gāo, què shǐzhōng bǎochí dīdiào, hěn shǎo jiēshòu méitǐ cǎifǎng. He has a high standing in the industry, yet he has always remained low-key and rarely gives media interviews.
- 他穿得很低调，没有人知道他是公司老板。 Tā chuān de hěn dīdiào, méiyǒu rén zhīdào tā shì gōngsī lǎobǎn. He dresses so plainly that nobody knows he is the company boss.
- 这次婚礼办得很低调，只请了最亲的朋友。 Zhè cì hūnlǐ bàn de hěn dīdiào, zhǐ qǐng le zuì qīn de péngyou. The wedding was held very quietly, with only the closest friends invited.