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
低下
dīxià
low; inferior; poor
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Example phrases
- 如果基层执行能力低下，再好的制度设计也会被打折扣。 Rúguǒ jīcéng zhíxíng nénglì dīxià, zài hǎo de zhìdù shèjì yě huì bèi dǎzhékòu. If grassroots implementation capacity is poor, even a well-designed system will be compromised.
- 这家工厂的效率低下，工人经常加班也完不成任务。 Zhè jiā gōngchǎng de xiàolǜ dīxià, gōngrén jīngcháng jiābān yě wán bù chéng rènwu. This factory's efficiency is poor; even with frequent overtime the workers can't finish the job.
- 过去这个地方的生活水平很低下，很多孩子上不起学。 Guòqù zhège dìfang de shēnghuó shuǐpíng hěn dīxià, hěn duō háizi shàng bù qǐ xué. In the past the living standard here was very low, and many children could not afford school.
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
- 低估 dīgū to underestimate
- 低落 dīluò low; downcast; depressed
- 低迷 dīmí sluggish; depressed
- 楼下 lóuxià downstairs
- 下 xià down, below; to go down; to finish (work or class)