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  *低* | 低* | *低
low / beneath / to lower (one's head) / to let droop / to hang down / to incline
HSK 2
(attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet)
HSK 7-9
to be on the low side; to be inadequate (e.g. of a salary)
low fat
low interest
bass tuba / euphonium
uneven bars (gymnastics)
to lower (one's voice)
low level / rudimentary / vulgar / low / inferior
incapable / incompetent / stupid / mentally deficient
low pressure / low voltage
to underestimate; to underrate
HSK 7-9
blurred (landscape etc) / low (spirits) / in a slump (economy)
HSK 7-9
low temperature
HSK 6
short / low
low-gluten flour / cake flour / pastry flour / soft flour
low blood pressure
low-end
bass
double bass / contrabass
low marks / low score
mid-to-low-range
hypoglycemia (medicine)
to bow the head / to yield / to give in
HSK 6
lowland
low-interest
cheap / inexpensive / low
low-grade / of low worth or rank / poor quality / inferior
inferior quality / substandard / low-grade
inferior
juvenile crime; juvenile delinquency
to reduce; to lower; to bring down
HSK 4
low income
downcast; gloomy / to decline; to get worse
to lower / to reduce
vulgarization
mental retardation
to just scrape through with a narrow pass (in an exam)
lower animal / primitive life-form
to have high standards but little ability / to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)
low consumption (energy, fuel etc)
lowest point; nadir; minimum level
man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom) / one should constantly strive to make progress
servile
vulgar / poor taste
meager (wages) / humble (social status) / feeble (voice)
a low fever (up to 38°C)
(of a member of a specific cohort) lower than average in age
lowest point / nadir
inefficient / ineffective
subwoofer
low pitch / quiet (voice) / subdued / low-key / low-profile
HSK 7-9
(neologism) easily moved to tears
to be lower than
HSK 5
low speed
subsistence allowance / welfare (abbr. for 城市居民最低生活保障)
low pressure / depression (meteorology)
amused by even the weakest joke / ready to laugh at the smallest thing
low yield
low cost / inexpensive
low tide / low ebb
low and unhurried (voice etc) / low and gently sloping (terrain)
low-level (computer) language
(idiom) (of people in a small town etc) to cross paths regularly
to lower / to be humble
low level of spending; small expenditure
to act like a snob
to droop / to hang low
oligomer (chemistry)
retarded child / moron / idiot
an octave lower (music)
low-pressure zone / depression (meteorology)
low level
crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors / toadying and bullying
(music) bass voice
low fidelity / lo-fi
low-grade fever (37.3–38°C)
darkness fell (falls, had fallen etc)
hilly (geography)
to bow one's head in acknowledgment of guilt / to admit one's guilt
(of a certain group of people, e.g. recreational drug users) to become younger, on average, than before
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
low status / lowly / to lower (one's head)
HSK 7-9
low-cut neckline
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
lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom) / fig. to cross swords with / to lock horns
ups and down / rise and fall
BASE Jumping
in a low voice / softly
smartphone addicts
new low
low gear / bottom gear
low speed
low price
HSK 7-9
low-velocity zone (seismology)
to sink / to settle
low hurdles (track event)
height; level; (music) pitch / relative superiority / propriety; discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低) / no matter what; just; simply (will not ..., must ... etc) / at long last
HSK 7-9

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