平 píng flat / level / equal / to tie (make the same score) / to draw (score) / calm / peaceful / abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1] syn 得分 dé fēn to score a point (in a competition, test etc) / score / rating / grade 低调 低調 dī diào low pitch / quiet (voice) / subdued / low-key / low-profile 分数 分數 fēn shù (exam) grade / mark / score / fraction syn 比分 bǐ fēn score (of a game or competition) 低级 低級 dī jí low level / rudimentary / vulgar / low / inferior syn 取胜 取勝 qǔ shèng to score a victory / to prevail over one's opponents syn 平分 píng fēn to divide evenly / to bisect (geometry) / deuce (tennis) / tied score syn 评分 評分 píng fēn to grade / to mark (student's work) / grade / score (of student's work) 低潮 dī cháo low tide / low ebb 乐谱 樂譜 yuè pǔ a musical score / sheet music 进球 進球 jìn qiú to score a goal / goal (sport) 破门 破門 pò mén to burst or force open a door / to excommunicate sb (from the Roman Catholic Church) / to score a goal (in football, hockey etc) 低沉 dī chén (of weather) overcast / gloomy / (of a voice) low and deep / low-spirited / downcast syn 记分 記分 jì fēn to keep score 下级 下級 xià jí low ranking / low level / underclass / subordinate syn 计分 計分 jì fēn to calculate the score 低压 低壓 dī yā low pressure / low voltage 低档 低檔 dī dàng low-grade / of low worth or rank / poor quality / inferior syn 高发 高發 gāo fā (of diseases, accidents) to occur with a high incidence / (old) to score highly in the imperial exams 投中 tóu zhòng to hit the target with one's throw / (basketball) to score syn 改判 gǎi pàn (law) to amend a judgment / to commute / (in a contest or exam) to change the original decision or score 谱子 譜子 pǔ zi musical score syn 扳平 bān píng to equalize / to level the score / to pull back the advantage syn 总分 總分 zǒng fēn overall score / total points 分数线 分數線 fēn shù xiàn horizontal line (in a fraction) / minimum passing score 入球 rù qiú to score a goal / goal 高分 gāo fēn high marks / high score 绝杀 絕殺 jué shā to deal the fatal blow (sports, chess etc) / to score the winning point 攻入 gōng rù to force entrance into / to score a goal (sport) 反超 fǎn chāo to reverse (the score) / to pull off a comeback / to take the lead 录取线 錄取線 lù qǔ xiàn minimum passing score for admission 报怨 報怨 bào yuàn to pay back a score / to get revenge / to requite / (old) variant of 抱怨[bao4 yuan4] 及格线 及格線 jí gé xiàn passing line or score (in an examination) 低碳 dī tàn (attributive) low-carbon / low-carb (diet) 谱 譜 pǔ chart / list / table / register / score (music) / spectrum (physics) / to set to music syn 心里有数 心裡有數 xīn lǐ yǒu shù to know the score (idiom) / to be well aware of the situation 洼 窪 wā depression / low-lying area / low-lying / sunken syn 高不成低不就 gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) / not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one 低缓 低緩 dī huǎn low and unhurried (voice etc) / low and gently sloping (terrain) syn 总谱 總譜 zǒng pǔ musical score 隐藏 隱藏 yǐn cáng to hide / to conceal / to mask / to shelter / to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden) / to hide oneself / to lie low / to nestle / hidden / implicit / private / covert / recessed (lighting) syn 小声 小聲 xiǎo shēng in a low voice / (speak) in whispers 廉价 廉價 lián jià cheaply-priced / low-cost syn 埋伏 mái fú to ambush / to lie in wait for / to lie low / ambush syn 扫地 掃地 sǎo dì to sweep the floor / (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom / to be at an all-time low syn 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character syn 下流 xià liú lower course of a river / low-class / mean and lowly / vulgar / obscene syn 低下 dī xià low status / lowly / to lower (one's head) syn 音调 音調 yīn diào pitch of voice (high or low) / pitch (of a musical note) / tone syn 低温 低溫 dī wēn low temperature 低声 低聲 dī shēng in a low voice / softly syn 低谷 dī gǔ valley / trough (as opposed to peaks) / fig. low point / lowest ebb / nadir of one's fortunes syn 深沉 shēn chén deep / profound / (of a person) reserved / undemonstrative / (of a voice, sound etc) deep / low-pitched syn 谷底 gǔ dǐ valley floor / (fig.) lowest ebb / all-time low syn 自卑 zì bēi to have low self-esteem / to abase oneself syn 低价 低價 dī jià low price syn 矮小 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized syn 无精打采 無精打采 wú jīng dǎ cǎi dispirited and downcast (idiom) / listless / in low spirits / washed out 销声匿迹 銷聲匿跡 xiāo shēng nì jì to vanish without trace (idiom) / to lie low syn 低劣 dī liè inferior quality / substandard / low-grade syn 小妹 xiǎo mèi little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) 淡水 dàn shuǐ potable water (water with low salt content) / fresh water 马背 馬背 mǎ bèi horse's back / (traditional Chinese architecture) roof with a low-slung curved ridgelines and geometric shapes on the upper gable walls at the ends of the roof ridges 避风 避風 bì fēng to take shelter from the wind / to lie low / to stay out of trouble 卑贱 卑賤 bēi jiàn lowly / mean and low syn 苦闷 苦悶 kǔ mèn depressed / dejected / feeling low syn 细语 細語 xì yǔ to chat with a low voice syn 低收入 dī shōu rù low income syn 低迷 dī mí blurred (landscape etc) / low (spirits) / in a slump (economy) syn 低廉 dī lián cheap / inexpensive / low syn 低空 dī kōng low altitude 不快 bù kuài unhappy / in low spirits / (of a knife) not sharp syn 低速 dī sù low speed 贱卖 賤賣 jiàn mài to sell cheaply / sacrifice / low price / discount sale 缺血 quē xuè (of an organ) to have insufficient blood supply / (of a blood bank) to run low on blood supplies 低频 低頻 dī pín low frequency 花坛 花壇 huā tán decorative mass planting of flowers and shrubs, often bounded by a low masonry border, and often part of a streetscape syn 低洼 低窪 dī wā low-lying syn 平底 píng dǐ flat bottomed / low heeled syn 低垂 dī chuí to droop / to hang low syn 悄声 悄聲 qiǎo shēng quietly / in a low voice syn 低血压 低血壓 dī xuè yā low blood pressure 贵贱 貴賤 guì jiàn noble and lowly / high versus low social hierarchy of ruler to people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism 低息 dī xī low-interest 卑下 bēi xià base / low syn 低烧 低燒 dī shāo a low fever (up to 38°C) 低热 低熱 dī rè a low fever (up to 38°C) 窑子 窯子 yáo zi (old) low-grade brothel syn 洼地 窪地 wā dì low-lying ground / depression syn 回落 huí luò to fall back / to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc) syn 假冒伪劣 假冒偽劣 jiǎ mào wěi liè cheap quality counterfeit (goods) / low-quality commodities syn 低矮 dī ǎi short / low 安全期 ān quán qī safe period / safe days of a woman's menstrual cycle (low risk of conception) 怅惘 悵惘 chàng wǎng distracted / listless / in low spirits syn 隐伏 隱伏 yǐn fú to hide / to lie low syn 灌水 guàn shuǐ to irrigate / to pour water into / to inject water into meat to increase its weight (plumping) / to cook the books / to post low-value messages (small talk etc) on Internet forums 低端 dī duān low-end 低成本 dī chéng běn low cost / inexpensive 