Usage of the character 低

low
beneath
to lower (one's head)
to let droop
to hang down
to incline

dīshāo

低烧

[低燒]

a low fever (up to 38°C)

piāndī

偏低

[偏低]

to be on the low side; to be inadequate (e.g. of a salary)

dīchǎn

低产

[低產]

low yield

dīcéng

低层

[低層]

low level

dīwēi

低微

[低微]

meager (wages)
humble (social status)
feeble (voice)

dīwā

低洼

[低窪]

low-lying

xīndī

新低

[新低]

new low

dīdiào

低调

[低調]

low pitch
quiet (voice)
subdued
low-key
low-profile

dīshēng

低声

[低聲]

in a low voice
softly

biǎndī

贬低

[貶低]

to belittle
to disparage
to play down
to demean
to degrade
to devalue

dī'ǎi

低矮

[低矮]

short
low

dīxiàn

低陷

[低陷]

to sink
to settle

jiǎndī

减低

[減低]

to lower
to reduce

dījià

低价

[低價]

low price

dīliè

低劣

[低劣]

inferior quality
substandard
low-grade

dīlán

低栏

[低欄]

low hurdles (track event)

dīwēn

低温

[低溫]

low temperature

dīkōng

低空

[低空]

low altitude

dīzhī

低脂

[低脂]

low fat

dītóu

低头

[低頭]

to bow the head
to yield
to give in

guòdī

过低

[過低]

too low

dīgū

低估

[低估]

to underestimate; to underrate

dībāng

低帮

[低幫]

low-top (shoes)

dīsù

低速

[低速]

low speed

dī'áng

低昂

[低昂]

ups and down
rise and fall

dīgǔ

低谷

[低谷]

valley
trough (as opposed to peaks)
fig. low point
lowest ebb
nadir of one's fortunes

dīsú

低俗

[低俗]

vulgar
poor taste

yādī

压低

[壓低]

to lower (one's voice)

dīlíng

低龄

[低齡]

(of a member of a specific cohort) lower than average in age

jiàngdī

降低

[降低]

to reduce; to lower; to bring down

fàngdī

放低

[放低]

to lower
to be humble

dījí

低级

[低級]

low level
rudimentary
vulgar
low
inferior

dīnéng

低能

[低能]

incapable
incompetent
stupid
mentally deficient

dītàn

低碳

[低碳]

(attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet)

dījiàn

低贱

[低賤]

lowly; humble
cheap; inexpensive

dīcháo

低潮

[低潮]

low tide
low ebb

dīchuí

低垂

[低垂]

to droop
to hang low

dīxiào

低效

[低效]

inefficient
ineffective

dīdì

低地

[低地]

lowland

dībǎo

低保

[低保]

subsistence allowance
welfare (abbr. for 城市居民最低生活保障 (chéngshìjūmínzuìdīshēnghuóbǎozhàng))

dīhào

低耗

[低耗]

low consumption (energy, fuel etc)

dīwéi

低维

[低維]

low-dimensional (math.)

dīdàng

低档

[低檔]

low-grade
of low worth or rank
poor quality
inferior

dīlì

低利

[低利]

low interest

zǒudī

走低

[走低]

to go down
to decline

dīfēn

低分

[低分]

low marks
low score

dīxià

低下

[低下]

low status
lowly
to lower (one's head)

dīqiū

低丘

[低丘]

hilly (geography)

dīyú

低于

[低於]

to be lower than

dīlián

低廉

[低廉]

cheap
inexpensive
low

dīyā

低压

[低壓]

low pressure
low voltage

dīděng

低等

[低等]

inferior

dīyǔ

低语

[低語]

mutter

dīhuǎn

低缓

[低緩]

low and unhurried (voice etc)
low and gently sloping (terrain)

dīxī

低息

[低息]

low-interest

dīfěn

低粉

[低粉]

abbr. for 低筋麵粉／低筋面粉 (dījīnmiànfěn)

dīrè

低热

[低熱]

a low fever (up to 38°C)

dīduān

低端

[低端]

low-end

dīmí

低迷

[低迷]

blurred (landscape etc)
low (spirits)
in a slump (economy)

dījiē

低阶

[低階]

low level

dīyín

低吟

[低吟]

to chant softly
to murmur

gāodī

高低

[高低]

height; level; (music) pitch
relative superiority
propriety; discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低 (buzhìgāodi))
no matter what; just; simply (will not ..., must ... etc)
at long last

dīchén

低沉

[低沉]

(of weather) overcast; gloomy
(of a voice) low and deep
low-spirited; downcast

dīxiōng

低胸

[低胸]

low-cut (dress)
plunging (neckline)

dīyīn

低音

[低音]

bass

dīluò

低落

[低落]

downcast; gloomy
to decline; to get worse

zuìdīgǔ

最低谷

[最低谷]

lowest point
nadir

dīxuèyā

低血压

[低血壓]

low blood pressure

dīnéng'ér

低能儿

[低能兒]

retarded child
moron
idiot

xiàodiǎndī

笑点低

[笑點低]

amused by even the weakest joke
ready to laugh at the smallest thing

lèidiǎndī

泪点低

[淚點低]

(neologism) easily moved to tears

dīyādài

低压带

[低壓帶]

low-pressure zone
depression (meteorology)

dīniánjí

低年级

[低年級]

a lower grade (in a school) (e.g. 1st or 2nd year); the lower division (of a school etc)

dīyīnguǎn

低音管

[低音管]

bassoon
also written 巴頌管／巴颂管 or 巴松管

dīlínghuà

低龄化

[低齡化]

(of a certain group of people, e.g. recreational drug users) to become younger, on average, than before

dīsúhuà

低俗化

[低俗化]

vulgarization

dīsùlü

低速率

[低速率]

low speed

dītóuzú

低头族

[低頭族]

smartphone addicts

gāodīgàng

高低杠

[高低槓]

uneven bars (gymnastics)

zuìdīcháo

最低潮

[最低潮]

lit. low tide
fig. the lowest point (e.g. of a relationship)

dīsùdǎng

低速挡

[低速擋]

low gear
bottom gear

nándīyīn

男低音

[男低音]

(music) bass voice

dīlǐngkǒu

低领口

[低領口]

low-cut neckline

dīxuètáng

低血糖

[低血糖]

hypoglycemia (medicine)

zuìdīdiǎn

最低点

[最低點]

lowest point
minimum (point)

zhōngdīduān

中低端

[中低端]

mid-to-low-range

dībǎozhēn

低保真

[低保真]

low fidelity
lo-fi

dībādù

低八度

[低八度]

an octave lower (music)

dīshōurù

低收入

[低收入]

low income

dīchéngběn

低成本

[低成本]

low cost
inexpensive

zuìdīyīn

最低音

[最低音]

lowest voice
lowest pitch
lowest note

dīsùqū

低速区

[低速區]

low-velocity zone (seismology)

dīyīnpào

低音炮

[低音炮]

subwoofer

gāodīcháo

高低潮

[高低潮]

the tide
high and low water

dīqìyā

低气压

[低氣壓]

low pressure
depression (meteorology)

dījùwù

低聚物

[低聚物]

oligomer (chemistry)

dīfèiyòng

低费用

[低費用]

low cost

zhìlìdīxià

智力低下

[智力低下]

mental retardation

dīsúzhīfēng

低俗之风

[低俗之風]

vulgar style (used of items to be censored)

jiǎndīsùdù

减低速度

[減低速度]

to retard
to decelerate

dīyīnlǎba

低音喇叭

[低音喇叭]

woofer

gāodībùjiù

高低不就

[高低不就]

can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one

dīyīndàhào

低音大号

[低音大號]

bass tuba
euphonium

dīlíngfànzuì

低龄犯罪

[低齡犯罪]

juvenile crime; juvenile delinquency

yèmùdīchuí

夜幕低垂

[夜幕低垂]

darkness fell (falls, had fallen etc)

bùshígāodī

不识高低

[不識高低]

can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what

gāogāodīdī

高高低低

[高高低低]

high and low
uneven (in height)
uneven (of ground)

gāofēndīnéng

高分低能

[高分低能]

high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching to the test)

dījíyǔyán

低级语言

[低級語言]

low-level (computer) language

dīdìguǐdào

低地轨道

[低地軌道]

see 近地軌道／近地轨道 (jìndìguǐdào)

págāocǎidī

扒高踩低

[扒高踩低]

crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors
toadying and bullying

dītǐwēnzhèng

低体温症

[低體溫症]

hypothermia

dīqǔchǐxìng

低龋齿性

[低齲齒性]

non-caries-inducing

dīkōngtiàosǎn

低空跳伞

[低空跳傘]

BASE Jumping

dīdīqièqiè

低低切切

[低低切切]

in a low voice
whispered

dīshēngxìyǔ

低声细语

[低聲細語]

in a whisper
in a low voice (idiom)

dīyīntíqín

低音提琴

[低音提琴]

double bass
contrabass

zuìdīxiàndù

最低限度

[最低限度]

minimum

dītóurènzuì

低头认罪

[低頭認罪]

to bow one's head in acknowledgment of guilt
to admit one's guilt

dījīnmiànfěn

低筋面粉

[低筋麵粉]

low-gluten flour
cake flour
pastry flour
soft flour

yǎngāoshǒudī

眼高手低

[眼高手低]

to have high standards but little ability
to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)

dīlìdàikuǎn

低利贷款

[低利貸款]

low interest loan

dīshǒuxiàxīn

低首下心

[低首下心]

to be fawningly submissive (idiom)

dīděngdòngwù

低等动物

[低等動物]

lower animal
primitive life-form

jiàngdīlìlü

降低利率

[降低利率]

to reduce interest rates

dīsānxiàsì

低三下四

[低三下四]

servile

dīduānrénkǒu

低端人口

[低端人口]

low-paid workers in industries that offer jobs for the unskilled
derogatory-sounding abbr. for 低端產業從業人口／低端产业从业人口

dīméishùnyǎn

低眉顺眼

[低眉順眼]

docile; submissive

hūgāohūdī

忽高忽低

[忽高忽低]

alternately soaring and plunging

dījiēyǔyán

低阶语言

[低階語言]

low-level (computer) language

tǐwēnguòdī

体温过低

[體溫過低]

hypothermia

dīnóngsuōyóu

低浓缩铀

[低濃縮鈾]

low-enriched uranium (LEU)

yījiàngāodī

一见高低

[一見高低]

lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
fig. to cross swords with
to lock horns

dīkōngfēiguò

低空飞过

[低空飛過]

to just scrape through with a narrow pass (in an exam)

dīpínghuǒshānkǒu

低平火山口

[低平火山口]

maar

dīdìxiùyǎnniǎo

低地绣眼鸟

[低地繡眼鳥]

(bird species of China) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni)

lìláizuìdīdiǎn

历来最低点

[歷來最低點]

all time low (point)

gǒuyǎnkànréndī

狗眼看人低

[狗眼看人低]

to act like a snob

dīwěiqìpáifàng

低尾气排放

[低尾氣排放]

low emissions (from car exhaust)

dīyīndàtíqín

低音大提琴

[低音大提琴]

double bass; contrabass

dījìliàngzhàoshè

低剂量照射

[低劑量照射]

low dose irradiation

dīfàngshèxìngfèiwù

低放射性废物

[低放射性廢物]

low-level waste

gāobùchéngdībùjiù

高不成低不就

[高不成低不就]

can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one

zuìdīxiàndùlǐlùn

最低限度理论

[最低限度理論]

minimalist theory

gāobùcòudībùjiù

高不凑低不就

[高不湊低不就]

can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one

táitóubùjiàndītóujiàn

抬头不见低头见

[抬頭不見低頭見]

(idiom) (of people in a small town etc) to cross paths regularly

dītóubùjiàntáitóujiàn

低头不见抬头见

[低頭不見抬頭見]

see 抬頭不見低頭見／抬头不见低头见 (táitóubùjiàndītóujiàn)

tiāndī Wú Chǔ,yǎnkōngwúwù

天低吴楚，眼空无物

[天低吳楚，眼空無物]

the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon

rénwǎnggāochùzǒu,shuǐwǎngdīchùliú

人往高处走，水往低处流

[人往高處走，水往低處流]

man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
one should constantly strive to make progress

rénwǎnggāochùpá,shuǐwǎngdīchùliú

人往高处爬，水往低处流

[人往高處爬，水往低處流]

see 人往高處走，水往低處流／人往高处走，水往低处流 (rénwǎnggāochùzǒu,shuǐwǎngdīchùliú)