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低微

dīwēi
adjective #31,184

Meanings

  1. 1 meager (wages, income)
  2. 2 humble (social status, origins)
  3. 3 feeble; faint (voice, sound)

Examples

HSK 3
她说话的声音很低微。
Tā shuōhuà de shēngyīn hěn dīwēi.
Her voice was very faint.
HSK 5
工资低微，难以维持生活。
Gōngzī dīwēi, nányǐ wéichí shēnghuó.
The wages are meager and hard to live on.
HSK 7-9
他出身低微，但很努力。
Tā chūshēn dīwēi, dàn hěn nǔlì.
He came from a humble background but worked very hard.

Tips

usage
Three distinct senses unified by the idea of 'low + slight': social status (出身低微 'humble origins'), money (收入低微 'meager income'), volume (声音低微 'faint voice'). Slightly literary/written; everyday speech prefers simpler words like 低 or 小.

Stroke Order

低 dī
微 wēi