低等

dīděng

adjective #35,769

Meanings

1 low-grade
2 lower (in rank or biological class)
3 inferior

Characters

grade; rank; class

Examples

HSK 6

他从不把同事当作低等的人。

Tā cóngbù bǎ tóngshì dàngzuò dīděng de rén.

He never treats his colleagues as inferior people.

HSK 7-9

细菌属于低等生物。

Xìjūn shǔyú dīděng shēngwù.

Bacteria are classified as lower organisms.

Tips

usage

Most neutral in biology: 低等动物/植物 (lower animals/plants - e.g. sponges, algae). Applied to people, 低等 is offensive - use 普通 (ordinary) or 基层 (grassroots) when you mean 'rank-and-file' rather than 'inferior'.

Stroke Order

低 dī

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