减 少 jiǎn shǎo to lessen / to decrease / to reduce / to lower 降 低 jiàng dī to reduce / to lower / to bring down 下 down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action 低 low / beneath / to lower (one's head) / to let droop / to hang down / to incline 放 下 fàng xià to lay down / to put down / to let go of / to relinquish / to set aside / to lower (the blinds etc) 低 下 dī xià low status / lowly / to lower (one's head) 下 调 xià tiáo to adjust downwards / to lower (prices, wages etc) 压 低 yā dī to lower (one's voice) 削 减 xuē jiǎn to cut down / to reduce / to lower 减 低 jiǎn dī to lower / to reduce 降 压 jiàng yā to reduce the pressure (of a fluid) / to lower one's blood pressure / to lower (or step down) the voltage 放 低 fàng dī to lower / to be humble 落 to fall or drop / (of the sun) to set / (of a tide) to go out / to lower / to decline or sink / to lag or fall behind / to fall onto / to rest with / to get or receive / to write down / whereabouts / settlement 沉 to submerge / to immerse / to sink / to keep down / to lower / to drop / deep / profound / heavy 减 to lower / to decrease / to reduce / to subtract / to diminish 以 下 yǐ xià that level or lower / that amount or less / the following 江 南 Jiāng nán south of Changjiang or Yangtze river / south of the lower reaches of Changjiang / often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces / a province during Qing times / in literature, refers to the sunny south / Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea) 低 于 dī yú to be lower than 中 原 zhōng yuán Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei 下 达 xià dá to transmit to lower levels / to issue (a command, decree etc) 下 调 xià diào to demote / to pass down to a lower unit 下 发 xià fā to issue (a memorandum etc) to lower levels / to distribute (e.g. disaster relief to victims) 下 游 xià yóu lower reaches (of a river) / lower level / lower echelon / downstream 降 温 jiàng wēn to become cooler / to lower the temperature / cooling / (of interest, activity etc) to decline 下 身 xià shēn lower part of the body / genitalia / trousers 小 腿 xiǎo tuǐ lower leg (from knee to ankle) / shank 小 腹 xiǎo fù underbelly / lower abdomen 下 流 xià liú lower course of a river / low-class / mean and lowly / vulgar / obscene 闭 幕 bì mù the curtain falls / lower the curtain / to come to an end (of a meeting) 下 行 xià xíng (of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital) / (of river boats) to travel downstream / to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels / (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom 埋 头 mái tóu to immerse oneself in / engrossed in sth / to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain) / countersunk (of screws, rivets etc) 下 体 xià tǐ lower body / euphemism for genitals / root and stem of plants 调 价 tiáo jià to raise or lower the price / price adjustment 下 层 xià céng underlayer / lower class / lower strata / substrate 下 半 身 xià bàn shēn lower half of one's body / Lower Body (Chinese poetry movement of the early 21st century) 三 军 sān jūn (in former times) upper, middle and lower army / army of right, center and left / (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force 衣 角 yī jiǎo corner of the lower hem of a jacket etc 减 产 jiǎn chǎn to produce less / to reduce output / lower yield 下 唇 xià chún lower lip 下 肢 xià zhī lower limbs 后 腰 hòu yāo lower back / (sports) defensive midfielder 地 头 dì tóu place / locality / edge of a field / lower margin of a page 掉 以 轻 心 diào yǐ qīng xīn treat sth lightly / to lower one's guard 众 议 院 Zhòng yì yuàn lower house of bicameral assembly / House of Representatives (USA) / Chamber of Deputies 下 颌 xià hé lower jaw / mandible 降 息 jiàng xī to lower interest rates 扬 子 江 Yáng zǐ jiāng Changjiang 長江|长江 / or Yangtze River / old name for Changjiang, especially lower reaches around Yangzhou 揚州|扬州 下 界 xià jiè lower bound (math.) / world of mortals / (of gods) to descend to the world of mortals 下 腹 部 xià fù bù lower abdomen 降 职 jiàng zhí to demote (to a lower rank) 磨 盘 mò pán lower millstone / tray of a mill 下 眼 睑 xià yǎn jiǎn lower eyelid 杜 马 Dù mǎ Duma, lower chamber of Russian parliament 下 院 xià yuàn lower house (of parliament) 上 下 其 手 shàng xià qí shǒu to raise and lower one's hand (idiom) / to signal as conspiratorial hint / fig. conspiring to defraud 减 息 jiǎn xī to lower the interest rate 下 颔 xià hàn lower jaw / mandible 降 格 jiàng gé to downgrade / to lower the standard / degrading / humiliating 下 议 院 xià yì yuàn lower chamber (of legislative body) / lower house / the House of Commons 男 低 音 nán dī yīn bass (music) / lower register male voice 敬 祝 jìng zhù to offer humbly (written at the end of letter from sb of lower status to higher status) / your humble servant 西 陵 峡 Xī líng Xiá Xiling Gorge on the Changjiang or Yangtze, the lower of the Three Gorges 三峽|三峡[San1 Xia2] 降 旗 jiàng qí to lower a flag / to strike the colors 初 小 chū xiǎo lower elementary school (abbr. for 初級小學|初级小学[chu1 ji2 xiao3 xue2]) 调 资 tiáo zī wage adjustment / to raise or lower wages 对 流 层 duì liú céng troposphere / lower atmosphere 延 髓 yán suǐ medulla oblongata (the lower half of the brainstem) 等 而 下 之 děng ér xià zhī going from there to lower grades (idiom) 中 阮 zhōng ruǎn zhongruan or alto lute, like pipa 琵琶 / but bigger and lower range 虫 lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic 腰 waist / lower back / pocket / middle / loins 挫 obstructed / to fail / to oppress / to repress / to lower the tone / to bend back / to dampen 裳 lower garment / skirts / petticoats / garments 颐 cheek / lower cheek / chin / jaw / to nourish 臁 sides of the lower part of the leg 褰 to lift (clothes, sheets) / lower garments 轾 back and lower of chariot / short / low 蔸 root and lower stem of certain plants / classifier for pieces and clumps 上 梁 不 正 下 梁 歪 shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom) / fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices 断 袖 之 癖 duàn xiù zhī pǐ lit. cut sleeve (idiom) / fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve. 一 般 见 识 yī bān jiàn shi to lower oneself to sb's level / to argue with sb less well-informed 低 等 动 物 dī děng dòng wù lower animal / primitive life-form 贩 夫 俗 子 fàn fū sú zi peddlers and common people / lower class 贩 夫 走 卒 fàn fū zǒu zú lit. peddlers and carriers / common people / lower class 降 调 jiàng diào falling intonation (linguistics) / to lower the key of a tune / to demote 变 温 层 biàn wēn céng troposphere / lower atmosphere 脥 pelvic cavity / lower abdomen 斿 scallops along lower edge of flag 上 有 政 策 ， 下 有 对 策 shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom) 下 寒 武 xià hán wǔ lower Cambrian (geological period approx 530 million years ago) 下 寒 武 统 xià hán wǔ tǒng lower Cambrian series (geological strata from approx 530 million years ago) 下 确 界 xià què jiè infimum (math.) / greatest lower bound 下 闸 xià zhá lower sluice gate / outflow sluice 下 颌 骨 xià hé gǔ lower jaw / mandible 下 颔 骨 xià hàn gǔ lower jawbone / mandible 低 八 度 dī bā dù an octave lower (music) 初 级 小 学 chū jí xiǎo xué lower elementary school (abbr. to 初小[chu1 xiao3]) 右 下 yòu xià lower right 吴 楚 Wú Chǔ southern states of Wu and Chu / the middle and lower Yangtze valley 国 民 议 会 guó mín yì huì Assemblée nationale (French lower chamber) / national parliament
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