低 (dai1 | di1) : lower, bend; low

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低

dai1

di1

[1] low [2] [v] lower; bend; bow

Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

低

Don't confuse with:
抵扺

This word has been viewed 14564 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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擒高擒低 kam4 gou1 kam4 dai1 = climb up and down 粵

坐低 co5 dai1 = sit down 粵

下低 haa6 dai1 = below; at the bottom 粵

高低 gou1 dai1 gao1 di1 = height

低脂牛奶 dai1 zi1 ngau4 naai5 di1 zhi1 niu2 nai3 = low fat milk

跪低 gwai6 dai1 gui4 di1 = 1. to kneel down 2. (of a car) break down 粵

間低 gaan3 dai1 = underline 粵

低收入 dai1 sau1 jap6 di1 shou1 ru4 = low income

攋低 laai6 dai1 lai4 di1 = leave sth. behind; forget sth.; lose sth. 粵

低飛 dai1 fei1 di1 fei1 = low-altitude flight
See all 142 compounds (CantoDict reports 139 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

Showing all 9 examples containing 低

坐低啦！粵
Sit down!

請留低電話號碼粵
Please leave a telephone number.

你可以留低﹐亦可以走人﹐對我嚟講都冇所謂。粵
You can stay or go, it's all the same to me.
[Sometimes we need more Cantonese syllables to express the simple English word "or". It's 亦可以 in this sentence. ]

邊個叫佢眼高手低吖；無論佢嘅目標有幾崇高，佢都冇能力去做嘅。粵
It's such a pity that no matter how big his aims are, he hasn't the ability to see them through.

地板好跣腳，因住躀低粵
The floor is slippery. Be careful not to slip and fall.

佢真利害，三兩下手勢就做低對手粵
His opponent was defeated in no time. He is really formidable.

佢買嘢攋低咗把遮。粵
He has left his umbrella behind while shopping.

呢啲山路係咁𪙛𠸉㗎喇，千祈要用低波行呀。粵
You must engage low gears when you drive as these mountain roads are very uneven.

超低能，勁搞笑粵
It's extremely stupid, but I'll laugh it off.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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