低 dī▶ thấp

Stroke order

低 is written in 7 strokes.

• 低

Senses

1. low
2. beneath
3. to lower (one's head)
4. to let droop
5. to hang down
6. to incline

Example sentences

• 这张桌子有点低。Zhè zhāng zhuōzi yǒudiǎn dī.This table is a bit low.
• 请把声音放低一点。Qǐng bǎ shēngyīn fàng dī yìdiǎn.Please lower the volume a little.

Related words

• 降低giảm
• 贬低mất giá

低 is pronounced dī and means “thấp”. You will meet it in HSK 4, a band of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the standard test of Chinese proficiency. Most learners can pick 低 out of a list long before they can reach for it unprompted, and the gap between those two closes only with repeated recall. LexiTrail schedules the next sighting from how well you did on the last.