# 低调 (dīdiào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 低调 (dīdiào) means “low-key; low-profile; subdued”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: low-key; low-profile; subdued
- Pinyin: dīdiào (di1 diao4)
- Traditional: 低調
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他在工作中一直很低调。
  Tā zài gōngzuò zhōng yīzhí hěn dīdiào.
  He has always been very low-key at work.

## Characters

- [低](https://hanziro.com/word/di-low/) (dī): low; to lower
- [调](https://hanziro.com/word/diao-transfer/) (diào): to transfer; tone

https://hanziro.com/word/di-diao-low-key/

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