低调 低調 dī diào low pitch / quiet (voice) / subdued / low-key / low-profile 壁橱 壁櫥 bì chú a built-in wardrobe or cupboard / closet 低级 低級 dī jí low level / rudimentary / vulgar / low / inferior syn 低潮 dī cháo low tide / low ebb 低沉 dī chén (of weather) overcast / gloomy / (of a voice) low and deep / low-spirited / downcast syn 挨家挨户 挨家挨戶 āi jiā āi hù to go from house to house syn 瘦小 shòu xiǎo slightly-built / petite syn 众议院 眾議院 zhòng yì yuàn lower house of bicameral assembly / House of Representatives (USA) / Chamber of Deputies 下级 下級 xià jí low ranking / low level / underclass / subordinate syn 新建 xīn jiàn new construction / newly built 低压 低壓 dī yā low pressure / low voltage 下议院 下議院 xià yì yuàn lower chamber (of legislative body) / lower house / the House of Commons 低档 低檔 dī dàng low-grade / of low worth or rank / poor quality / inferior syn 罗城 羅城 luó chéng a second wall built around a city wall 宅院 zhái yuàn house / house with a courtyard syn 大运河 大運河 dà yùn hé the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC 人家 rén jiā household / dwelling / family / sb else's house / household business / house of woman's husband-to-be / CL:戶|户[hu4],家[jia1] syn 内置 內置 nèi zhì built-in / internal syn 二手房 èr shǒu fáng second-hand house / house acquired indirectly through a middle-man 内建 內建 nèi jiàn built-in 吊装 吊裝 diào zhuāng to construct by hoisting ready-built components into place 低分 dī fēn low marks / low score 花厅 花廳 huā tīng reception pavilion (generally part of a large residence, and often built in a garden) 阿房宫 阿房宮 ē páng gōng Epang Palace, palace complex in western Xi'an built by Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2] / also pr. [E1 fang2 Gong1] 阿房宫 阿房宮 ē fáng gōng Efang Palace, palace complex in western Xi'an built by Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2] / also pr. [E1 pang2 Gong1] 京杭大运河 京杭大運河 jīng háng dà yùn hé the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC 金屋藏娇 金屋藏嬌 jīn wū cáng jiāo a golden house to keep one's mistress (idiom) / a magnificent house built for a beloved woman 板房 bǎn fáng temporary housing built with wooden planks or other makeshift materials 泸定桥 瀘定橋 lú dìng qiáo Luding Bridge over Dadu river 大渡河[Da4 du4 he2] in Sichuan, built by Kangxi in 1706, linking Luding county Sichuan Luding county 瀘定縣|泸定县[Lu2 ding4 xian4] with Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州|甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] 低碳 dī tàn (attributive) low-carbon / low-carb (diet) 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 灵渠 靈渠 líng qú Lingqu, canal in Xing'an county 興安|兴安[Xing1 an1], Guangxi, built in 214 BC to link the Yangtze 長江|长江[Chang2 Jiang1] to the Pearl River 珠江[Zhu1 jiang1] 万丈高楼平地起 萬丈高樓平地起 wàn zhàng gāo lóu píng dì qǐ towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom) / great oaks from little acorns grow 暗锁 暗鎖 àn suǒ built-in lock 门 門 mén gate / door / CL:扇[shan4] / gateway / doorway / CL:個|个[ge4] / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal / derived from Watergate) syn 房子 fáng zi house / building (single- or two-story) / apartment / room / CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1] syn 酒店 jiǔ diàn wine shop / pub (public house) / hotel / restaurant / (Tw) hostess club syn 奶奶 nǎi nai (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) / (respectful) mistress of the house / CL:位[wei4] / (coll.) boobies / breasts syn 屋子 wū zi house / room / CL:間|间[jian1] syn 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 宠物 寵物 chǒng wù house pet 白宫 白宮 bái gōng White House 搬家 bān jiā to move house / to relocate / to remove (sth) syn 房租 fáng zū rent for a room or house 小声 小聲 xiǎo shēng in a low voice / (speak) in whispers 房屋 fáng wū house / building / CL:所[suo3],套[tao4] syn 主妇 主婦 zhǔ fù housewife / woman of senior authority in a household / the lady of the house / hostess syn 廉价 廉價 lián jià cheaply-priced / low-cost syn 家门 家門 jiā mén house door / family clan 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 少爷 少爺 shào ye son of the boss / young master of the house / your son (honorific) syn 低下 dī xià low status / lowly / to lower (one's head) syn 庇护所 庇護所 bì hù suǒ safe house syn 急诊 急診 jí zhěn to give or receive urgent medical treatment / emergency treatment (at a hospital emergency department or from a doctor on a house call) syn 出版社 chū bǎn shè publishing house 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 山庄 山莊 shān zhuāng manor house / villa / (used in hotel names) syn 摆设 擺設 bǎi shè to set out / to display / to furnish (a room or house) syn 房主 fáng zhǔ landlord / house owner syn 电工 電工 diàn gōng electrician / electrical engineering / electrical work (in a house) 软禁 軟禁 ruǎn jìn to place under house arrest syn 低谷 dī gǔ valley / trough (as opposed to peaks) / fig. low point / lowest ebb / nadir of one's fortunes syn 民宅 mín zhái house / people's homes syn 歌剧院 歌劇院 gē jù yuàn opera house 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 收容 shōu róng to provide a place to stay / to house / to accommodate / (of an institution etc) to take in / to accept syn 低价 低價 dī jià low price syn 过家家 過家家 guò jiā jiā to play house 众议员 眾議員 zhòng yì yuán member of the House of Representatives 翻修 fān xiū to rebuild (house or road) / to overhaul 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 葫芦 葫蘆 hú lu calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) / hoist / generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof) / muddled / (poker) full house 销声匿迹 銷聲匿跡 xiāo shēng nì jì to vanish without trace (idiom) / to lie low syn 买房 買房 mǎi fáng to buy a house 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) 搬动 搬動 bān dòng to move (sth) around / to move house syn 淡水 dàn shuǐ potable water (water with low salt content) / fresh water 宝库 寶庫 bǎo kù treasure-house / treasury / treasure-trove (often fig., book of treasured wisdom) syn 咖啡屋 kā fēi wū coffee house / café / CL:家[jia1] 新房 xīn fáng brand new house / bridal chamber syn 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 出诊 出診 chū zhěn to visit a patient at home (of a doctor) / house call 苦闷 苦悶 kǔ mèn depressed / dejected / feeling low syn 名门 名門 míng mén famous family / prestigious house syn 平房 píng fáng bungalow / single-story house 客栈 客棧 kè zhàn tavern / guest house / inn / hotel syn 