dī yú
en dessous; sous
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这个价格低于我的预算。
Zhège jiàgé dīyú wǒ de yùsuàn.
This price is lower than my budget.
他的成绩低于平均水平。
Tā de chéngjī dīyú píngjūn shuǐpíng.
His grades are below average.
这个城市的污染程度低于其他城市。
Zhège chéngshì de wūrǎn chéngdù dīyú qítā chéngshì.
The pollution level of this city is lower than other cities.
高于 (gāo yú)
higher than
超过 (chāo guò)
exceed
The Chinese word 低于 (dìyú) is composed of two characters: 低 (dī), meaning "low" or "inferior," and 于 (yú), a preposition meaning "below" or "inferior to." Together, these characters form a compound word that means "lower than" or "inferior to."The word 低于 is commonly used in comparisons to indicate that one thing is lower or inferior to another in terms of quantity, quality, or status. For example, the sentence "他的成绩低于我的成绩" (tā de chéngjī dìyú wǒ de chéngjī) means "His成绩 is lower than mine."The word 低于 can also be used in a figurative sense to indicate that one thing is less important or significant than another. For example, the sentence "金钱低于健康" (jīnqián dìyú jiànkāng) means "Money is less important than health."The word 低于 is a versatile word that can be used in a variety of contexts to express the idea of "lower than" or "inferior to." It is an important word for HSK learners to master, as it is commonly used in both spoken and written Chinese.
