高下

gāoxià

noun #18,297

Meanings

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

Characters

below; inferior

Examples

HSK 3

两人比赛，分出高下。

Liǎng rén bǐsài, fēn chū gāoxià.

The two competed to see who was better.

HSK 4

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