低调 (dī diào): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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低调
低调
(dī diào): Low-key (Noun, Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
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Character Breakdown
低 • dī • low • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
dī
低
low
调 • diào • tune, melody; tone, accent; key (music) • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
diào
调
tune, melody; tone, accent; key (music)
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 低调.
低
调
Words with
低
低于
dī yú
to be lower than
低价
dī jià
low price
低温
dī wēn
low temperature
降低
jiàng dī
to reduce
低头
dī tóu
to bow the head
低碳
dī tàn
(attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet)
贬低
biǎn dī
belittle; depreciate; disparage
低下
dī xià
Low
4.
How to Use 低调 in Sentences
Adjective + Noun
with
人
dī
低
diào
调
de
的
rén
人
neutral
low-key person
Adverb + Adjective
with
非常
fēi
非
cháng
常
dī
低
diào
调
Verb + Object
with
保持
bǎo
保
chí
持
dī
低
diào
调
Subject + Predicate
with
行事
xíng
行
shì
事
dī
低
diào
调
5.
Example Sentences with 低调
tā
他
shuō
说
huà
话
hěn
很
dī
低
diào
调
neutral
very low-key
neutral
maintain a low profile
formal
act in a low-key manner
。
He speaks in a low-key manner.
tā
她
suī
虽
rán
然
hěn
很
yǒu
有
qián
钱
，
dàn
但
shēng
生
huó
活
yì
一
zhí
直
hěn
很
dī
低
diào
调
。
Although she is very rich, she has always lived a low-key life.
zhè
这
jiā
家
gōng
公
sī
司
xíng
行
shì
事
dī
低
diào
调
，
què
却
qǔ
取
dé
得
le
了
jīng
惊
rén
人
de
的
chéng
成
jiù
就
。
This company operates in a low-key way, yet has achieved remarkable success.
