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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

低 [dī]
  1. 1. adjective [指高度、程度] low
    房子的天花板很低。
    The house has a low ceiling.
    蜻蜓飞得很低。
    Dragonflies fly very low.
    水平低
    low level
    他们的工资低。
    Their wages are very low.
    他喜欢低声说话。
    He likes to speak quietly.
  2. 2. adjective [指等级] junior
    她是低年级学生。
    She's a junior student.
    我比她低两届。
    I am two years below her.
  3. 3. verb [头] bend
    他低下了头。
    He bent his head.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

低 [dī]
  1. 1. adjective low; incline
    这家公司的利润增长率很低。
    你的体重比他低一些。
    他刚和女友分手，情绪低落在所难免。
    他低声哼着歌。
    我比他低一年级。
    I am one grade below him.
    压低嗓门
    lower one's voice
    情绪低
    be low-spirited
    低水位
    low water level
  2. 2. verb let droop; hang down
    在任何困难面前都不要低头。
    他把头低了下来。
    He hung his head.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

低 [dī]
  1. 1. 形 矮;由下往上的距离短。
    水位太低
    燕子低飞
    低空
    低矮
  2. 2. 动 俯下;向下垂
    低着身子跑过去
    把头低下
  3. 3. 形 (地势)洼下
    地势低
    低谷
    低洼
  4. 4. 形 在一般状况之下的
    业务水平低
    价钱低
    低温
    压低嗓音
  5. 5. 形 等级在下的
    低年级
    低等动物
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Examples

他抱怨自己的工资低。
He grumbled about his low pay. → 抱怨
情绪低
be low-spirited → 低
我比他低一年级。
I am one grade below him. → 低
他把头低了下来。
He hung his head. → 低
他没精打采地坐在地上，低着头，不吱声。
He sat on the ground listlessly with his head hanging and said nothing. → 没精打采
晚霞渐渐暗淡，暮霭沉沉，野旷天低。
The sunset grew darker and darker; the evening mist became heavier. The vast fields were dim as far as the eye could see. → 暮霭
京剧的上座率比若干地方戏低很多。
Peking Opera as a whole has far smaller audiences than local shows. → 上座率
高(低)水位
high (low) water level → 水位
高(低)于一般水准
above (below) average → 水准
体温过低
hypothermia → 体温
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Character Decomposition

亻
[rén]		 + 氐
[dǐ ]

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