高低

gāodī

noun HSK 7-9 #19,478

Meanings

1 height
2 relative superiority
3 ups and downs
4 on any account (with 不管)

Characters

Examples

不管高低，你都得试一试。

Bùguǎn gāodī, nǐ dōu děi shì yī shì.

No matter what, you have to give it a try.

两个人比比高低。

Liǎng gèrén bǐbǐ gāodī.

The two of them competed to see who was better.

Tips

usage

高低 has multiple uses: (1) literal height difference, (2) comparing quality/rank (分个高低 = determine who's better), (3) as an adverb meaning 'on any account' or 'anyway' in northern dialect.

Stroke Order

高 gāo

低 dī