低估

dīgū

verb HSK 7-9 #5,692

Meanings

To estimate low - to underestimate.

HSK 2

人们常常低估运动的好处。

Rénmen chángcháng dīgū yùndòng de hǎochù.

People often underestimate the benefits of exercise.

HSK 3

不要低估你的对手。

Bùyào dīgū nǐ de duìshǒu.

Don't underestimate your opponent.

HSK 3

他低估了这个问题的难度。

Tā dīgū le zhège wèntí de nándù.

He underestimated the difficulty of this problem.

usage

Opposite: 高估 (to overestimate). Both follow the same pattern: 低/高 + 估.

低 dī

估 gū