低下 dīxià HSK7 to lower Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: lowly All meanings 8 dīxià 8 to lower 5lowly 3 3 sentences for 低下 (dīxià — lowly) 他出生于一个社会地位低下的家庭。 tā chūshēng yú yī gè shèhuì dìwèi dīxià de jiātíng. He was born into a family of low social status. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他在古代只是一个地位低下的小吏。 tā zài gǔdài zhǐ shì yī gè dìwèi dīxià de xiǎolì. In ancient times, he was just a low-ranking petty official. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary这种官僚的作风让办事效率变得非常低下。 zhè zhǒng guānliáo de zuòfēng ràng bànshì xiàolǜ biàn de fēicháng dīxià. This bureaucratic style makes efficiency extremely low. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary