# 低下 (dīxià)

In Mandarin Chinese, 低下 (dīxià) means “to lower (one's head); low”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to lower (one's head); low
- Pinyin: dīxià (di1 xia4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 孩子不好意思地低下了头。
  Háizi bùhǎoyìsi de dīxià le tóu.
  The child lowered his head in embarrassment.

## Characters

- [低](https://hanziro.com/word/di-low/) (dī): low; to lower
- [下](https://hanziro.com/word/xia-down/) (xià): down; below

https://hanziro.com/word/di-xia-lower/

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