低谷

dīgǔ

noun HSK 7-9 #14,685

Meanings

1 valley; low point
2 trough (in a cycle)

Characters

Literally 'low valley' — the lowest point of a dip.

Examples

他的事业正处于低谷。

Tā de shìyè zhèng chǔyú dīgǔ.

His career is at a low point.

人生总会有高峰和低谷。

Rénshēng zǒnghuì yǒu gāofēng hé dīgǔ.

Life always has peaks and valleys.

Tips

usage

低谷 is overwhelmingly used figuratively for emotional, career, or economic lows. The pairing 高峰和低谷 or 人生低谷 is extremely common. For a literal geographic valley, Chinese uses 山谷 (shāngǔ) instead.

Stroke Order

低 dī

谷 gǔ