高下

gāoxià

noun #18,297

Meanings

1 relative superiority
2 quality (better or worse)
3 level (high or low)

Characters

below; inferior

Examples

两人比赛，分出高下。

Liǎng rén bǐsài, fēnchū gāoxià.

The two competed to see who was better.

这两个方案难分高下。

Zhè liǎng gè fāng'àn nán fēn gāoxià.

It is hard to tell which of these two plans is better.

Tips

usage

Common patterns: 分出高下 (determine who is superior), 难分高下 (hard to tell who is better), 不分高下 (evenly matched).

Stroke Order

高 gāo

下 xià