低
调

Low pitch in Chinese: 低调 (dī diào)

dī diào

low pitch

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 低調1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1low pitch
  2. 2quiet (voice)
  3. 3subdued
  4. 4low-key
  5. 5low-profile

Stroke order

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低
调

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄧ

dī

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄉㄧㄠˋ

diào

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

低调

Simplified

低調

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他为人很低调，从不炫耀。

    tā wèi rén hěn dī diào， cóng bú xuàn yào。

    He keeps a low profile and never shows off.

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Related words

低

dī

low

调

tiáo

to harmonize

空调

kōng tiáo

air conditioning

调查

diào chá

investigation

降低

jiàng dī

to reduce

单调

dān diào

monotonous

调皮

tiáo pí

naughty

调整

tiáo zhěng

to adjust

强调

qiáng diào

to emphasize (a statement)

声调

shēng diào

tone

协调

xié tiáo

to coordinate

低于

dī yú

to be lower than

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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