偏低
piān dī
Pinyin

Definition

偏低
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piān dī
  1. to be on the low side
  2. to be inadequate (e.g. of a salary)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

低
dī
  1. 1 low
  2. 2 beneath
  3. 3 to lower (one's head)
  4. 4 to let droop
  5. 5 to hang down
  6. 6 to incline
低调
dī diào
  1. 1 low pitch
  2. 2 quiet (voice)
  3. 3 subdued
  4. 4 low-key
  5. 5 low-profile
偏
piān
  1. 1 to lean
  2. 2 to slant
  3. 3 oblique
  4. 4 prejudiced
  5. 5 to deviate from average
  6. 6 to stray from the intended line
  7. 7 stubbornly
  8. 8 contrary to expectations
  9. 9 left-hand side of a split Chinese character, often the key or radical
降低
jiàng dī
  1. 1 to reduce
  2. 2 to lower
  3. 3 to bring down
低下
dī xià
  1. 1 low status
  2. 2 lowly
  3. 3 to lower (one's head)
低于
dī yú
  1. 1 to be lower than
低估
dī gū
  1. 1 to underestimate
  2. 2 to underrate
低俗
dī sú
  1. 1 vulgar
  2. 2 poor taste
低价
dī jià
  1. 1 low price
低分
dī fēn
  1. 1 low marks
  2. 2 low score
低沉
dī chén
  1. 1 overcast
  2. 2 gloomy
  3. 3 downcast
  4. 4 deep and low (of sound)
  5. 5 muffled
低温
dī wēn
  1. 1 low temperature
低潮
dī cháo
  1. 1 low tide
  2. 2 low ebb
低烧
dī shāo
  1. 1 a low fever (up to 38°C)
低级
dī jí
  1. 1 low level
  2. 2 rudimentary
  3. 3 vulgar
  4. 4 low
  5. 5 inferior
低声
dī shēng
  1. 1 in a low voice
  2. 2 softly
低脂
dī zhī
  1. 1 low fat
低落
dī luò
  1. 1 downcast
  2. 2 gloomy
  3. 3 to decline
低谷
dī gǔ
  1. 1 valley
  2. 2 trough (as opposed to peaks)
  3. 3 fig. low point
  4. 4 lowest ebb
  5. 5 nadir of one's fortunes
低迷
dī mí
  1. 1 blurred (landscape etc)
  2. 2 low (spirits)
  3. 3 in a slump (economy)

Idioms (16)

一见高低
yī jiàn gāo dī
  1. 1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cross swords with
  3. 3 to lock horns
不识高低
bù shí gāo dī
  1. 1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
低声细语
dī shēng xì yǔ
  1. 1 in a whisper
  2. 2 in a low voice (idiom)
低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
  1. 1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
偏邪不正
piān xié bù zhèng
  1. 1 biased
  2. 2 prejudiced (idiom)
剑走偏锋
jiàn zǒu piān fēng
  1. 1 the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unexpected winning move
  3. 3 unconventional gambit
天低吴楚，眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
  1. 1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
屋漏偏逢连夜雨
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ
  1. 1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
扒高踩低
pá gāo cǎi dī
  1. 1 crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors
  2. 2 toadying and bullying
明知山有虎，偏向虎山行
míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ , piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng
  1. 1 lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers
眼高手低
yǎn gāo shǒu dī
  1. 1 to have high standards but little ability
  2. 2 to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)
补偏救弊
bǔ piān jiù bì
  1. 1 to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes
高不成低不就
gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù
  1. 1 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
高不凑低不就
gāo bù còu dī bù jiù
  1. 1 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
高低不就
gāo dī bù jiù
  1. 1 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

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