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高低
gāodī
1.
height
2.
altitude (aviation)
3.
pitch (music)
4.
ups and downs (success or failure)
5.
whether sth is right or wrong
6.
comparative strength, weight, depth, stature
7.
(spoken interjection) anyway, whatever
8.
eventually, in the end
Uncommon • Top 25%
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (6)
高低杠
gāodīgàng
uneven bars (gymnastics)
高低潮
gāodīcháo
the tide
一见高低
yījiàngāodī
lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
不识高低
bùshígāodī
can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
高低不就
gāodībùjiù
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
高高低低
gāogāodīdī
high and low
Example Sentences (1)
还有人说，小时候幸福是一件东西，比如一块橡皮、一块糖，得到了就很幸福；长大后幸福是一种态度，生活的态度决定了我们幸福感的高低。
Hái yǒu rén shuō, xiǎo shíhòu xìngfú shì yí jiàn dōngxī, bǐrú yí kuài xiàngpí, yí kuài táng, dédào le jiù hěn xìngfú; zhǎngdà hòu xìngfú shì yì zhǒng tàidù, shēnghuó de tàidù juédìng le wǒmen xìngfúgǎn de gāodī.
Some people also say that, when we were little, happiness was a thing, like an eraser or a piece of candy; once we got it, we were very happy; after we grow up, happiness is an attitude, and our attitude toward life determines how strong our sense of happiness is.
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- Chinese
- Word Frequency Rank
- 21,435 of 84,292