高低
gāo​dī HSK7

height

高低 gāo​dī
height noun
vertical dimension, relative level, or musical pitch

这两棵树的高低差不多。

zhè liǎng kē shù de gāo​dī chà​bu​duō.

These two trees are about the same height.

unevenness adjective
referring to the physical state of being uneven or having variations in surface level

这条小路高低不平，很难走。

zhè tiáo xiǎo​lù gāo​dī bù​píng, hěn nán zǒu.

This path is uneven and very difficult to walk on.

at long last noun
finally or eventually after some time or effort

费了老大劲，高低把这事办成了。

fèi le lǎo​dà jìn, gāo​dī bǎ zhè shì bàn​chéng le.

After a lot of effort, we finally managed to get it done.

no matter what noun
simply, just, or under any circumstances (expressing insistence or a stubborn negative)

我劝了半天，他高低不听。

wǒ quàn le bàn​tiān, tā gāo​dī bù tīng.

I spent a long time trying to persuade him, but he simply wouldn't listen.

propriety noun
sense of what is appropriate or discreet, often used in the negative

他说话不知高低，没少得罪人。

tā shuō​huà bù zhī gāo​dī, méi shǎo dé​zui rén.

He doesn't know how to speak appropriately and has offended many people.

relative superiority noun
comparative quality, excellence, or level of skill

工人们正在测量地基的高低，确保地面的水平误差在规定范围内。

gōng​rén men zhèng​zài cè​liáng dì​jī de gāo​dī, què​bǎo dì​miàn de shuǐ​píng wù​chā zài guī​dìng fàn​wéi nèi.

Workers are measuring the levels of the foundation to ensure the horizontal error of the ground is within the specified range.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
1.16 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
14.1 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources
Definitions
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Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)