汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 高低
gāo dī
高低
height / altitude (aviation) / pitch (music) / ups and downs (success or failure) / whether sth is right or wrong / comparative strength, weight, depth, stature / (spoken interjection) anyway, whatever / eventually, in the end
大小 上下 尺寸 轻重 优劣 好坏 深浅 分寸 轻重缓急 三六九等
❶〈名〉高低的程度：朗诵时，声音的～要掌握好｜因为离得远，估不出山崖的～。❷〈名〉高下：两个人的技术水平差不多，很难分出～。❸〈名〉深浅轻重（指说话或做事）：不知～。❹〈副〉无论如何：嘴都说破了，老王～不答应。❺〈方〉副到底；终究：这本书找了好几天，～找到了。
高 gāo 低 dī
COMMON WORDS WITH 高低
高低杠 ( 高低槓 )
gāo dī gàng
uneven bars (gymnastics)
( 高低槓 )
一高一低
yī gāo yī dī
One high and one low
眼高手低
yǎn gāo shǒu dī
to have high standards but little ability / to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)
有高有低
yǒu gāo yǒu dī
high and low / rise and fall
高高低低
gāo gāo dī dī
high and low / uneven (in height) / uneven (of ground)
不知高低
bù zhī gāo dī
can't tell high from low / have no sense of propriety
高低贵贱 ( 高低貴賤 )
gāo dī guì jiàn
lowliness and nobleness
( 高低貴賤 )
高不成低不就
gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù
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
山高水低
shān gāo shuǐ dī
death / unexpected misfortune / sth. unfortunate
高低贵贱之分 ( 高低貴賤之分 )
gāo dī guì jiàn zhī fēn
High and low
( 高低貴賤之分 )
七高八低
qī gāo bā dī
bumpy and rough / uneven (in height)
高分低能
gāo fēn dī néng
high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching to the test)
高中低档 ( 高中低檔 )
gāo zhōng dī dàng
High school low
( 高中低檔 )
高低压 ( 高低壓 )
gāo dī yā
high-low pressure
( 高低壓 )
扒高踩低
pá gāo cǎi dī
crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors / toadying and bullying
不识高低 ( 不識高低 )
bù shí gāo dī
can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
( 不識高低 )
一见高低 ( 一見高低 )
yī jiàn gāo dī
lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom) / fig. to cross swords with / to lock horns
( 一見高低 )
人往高处爬，水往低处流 ( 人往高處爬，水往低處流 )
rén wǎng gāo chù pá , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
see 人往高處走，水往低處流|人往高处走，水往低处流[ren2 wang3 gao1 chu4 zou3 , shui3 wang3 di1 chu4 liu2]
( 人往高處爬，水往低處流 )
人往高处走，水往低处流 ( 人往高處走，水往低處流 )
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom) / one should constantly strive to make progress
( 人往高處走，水往低處流 )
高不凑低不就 ( 高不湊低不就 )
gāo bù còu dī bù jiù
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
( 高不湊低不就 )
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

照度高低取决于店面形象要求。

Light levels vary depending on the store image.

节日期间，不分男女老幼、高低贵贱都要斋戒。

During the festive season, regardless of men, women and children, high and low or low to be fast.

事业上没有高低贵贱之分。

There is neither lowliness nor nobleness in careers.

价格的高低取决于市场的需求。

Prices are governed by market demand.

我们市的房租高低取决于房源。

Rents in our city are driven by availability.

这个时间的长短决定寿命的高低。

The length of time the level of life decisions.

这不是那种不分高低贵贱人们打成一片的俱乐部。

This is not the sort of club where the great rub shoulders with the humble.

经过几天的苦战，高低把涵洞修好了。

After days of hard work, the culvert was at last completed.

简简单单调整一下椅子的高低就可以避免劳损。

Something so simple as proper chair height can prevent injuries.

疗效与病程长短、血沉高低均无明显相关。

Between curative effect. Course and ESR have no marked interrelation.

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