利 lì sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit syn 利益 lì yì benefit / (in sb's) interest / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 意思 yì si idea / opinion / meaning / wish / desire / interest / fun / token of appreciation, affection etc / CL:個|个[ge4] / to give as a small token / to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc syn 味道 wèi dao flavor / taste / (fig.) feeling (of ...) / sense (of ...) / hint (of ...) / (fig.) interest / delight / (dialect) smell / odor syn 爱好 愛好 ài hào to like / to be fond of / to take pleasure in / to be keen on / interest / hobby / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 利息 lì xī interest (on a loan) / CL:筆|笔[bi3] syn 趣味 qù wèi fun / interest / delight / taste / liking / preference syn 浓厚 濃厚 nóng hòu dense / thick (fog, clouds etc) / to have a strong interest in / deep / fully saturated (color) syn 深沉 shēn chén deep / profound / (of a person) reserved / undemonstrative / (of a voice, sound etc) deep / low-pitched syn 加息 jiā xī to raise interest rates 自卑 zì bēi to have low self-esteem / to abase oneself syn 埋伏 mái fú to ambush / to lie in wait for / to lie low / ambush syn 流露 liú lù to reveal (indirectly, implicitly) / to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc syn 淡水 dàn shuǐ potable water (water with low salt content) / fresh water 过问 過問 guò wèn to show an interest in / to get involved with syn 假冒伪劣 假冒偽劣 jiǎ mào wěi liè cheap quality counterfeit (goods) / low-quality commodities syn 造势 造勢 zào shì to boost support or interest / to campaign / to promote 津津有味 jīn jīn yǒu wèi with keen interest (idiom) / with great pleasure / with gusto / eagerly syn 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc / to exhale (Buddhism) syn 无精打采 無精打采 wú jīng dǎ cǎi dispirited and downcast (idiom) / listless / in low spirits / washed out 廉租房 lián zū fáng low-rent housing 安全期 ān quán qī safe period / safe days of a woman's menstrual cycle (low risk of conception) 种草 種草 zhòng cǎo (neologism) (slang) to spark interest in a product or idea (esp. on social media) 低保真 dī bǎo zhēn low fidelity / lo-fi 慢火 màn huǒ low heat (cooking) 窑子 窯子 yáo zi (old) low-grade brothel syn 避风头 避風頭 bì fēng tou to lie low (until the fuss dies down) 蹲伏 dūn fú to crouch low and bend forward (esp. in hiding or in wait) 低 dī low / beneath / to lower (one's head) / to let droop / to hang down / to incline syn 矮 ǎi (of a person) short / (of a wall etc) low / (of rank) inferior (to) / lower (than) syn 关注 關注 guān zhù to pay attention to / to follow sth closely / to follow (on social media) / concern / interest / attention 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 兴趣 興趣 xìng qù interest (desire to know about sth) / interest (thing in which one is interested) / hobby / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 热点 熱點 rè diǎn hot spot / point of special interest 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 低价 低價 dī jià low price syn 主管部门 主管部門 zhǔ guǎn bù mén office of primary interest 利率 lì lǜ interest rates 为人 為人 wèi rén for sb / for others' interest syn 心动 心動 xīn dòng heartbeat / heart rate / (fig.) emotionally affected / aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc) 公益 gōng yì public good / public welfare / public interest 情趣 qíng qù inclinations and interests / delight / fun / interest / appeal syn 低声 低聲 dī shēng in a low voice / softly syn 青睐 青睞 qīng lài (literary) (lit.) to fix one's gaze on / (fig.) to show interest in / (favorable) attention / favor syn 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character syn 回落 huí luò to fall back / to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc) syn 小声 小聲 xiǎo shēng in a low voice / (speak) in whispers 低端 dī duān low-end 不快 bù kuài unhappy / in low spirits / (of a knife) not sharp syn 低下 dī xià low status / lowly / to lower (one's head) syn 廉价 廉價 lián jià cheaply-priced / low-cost syn 低调 低調 dī diào low pitch / quiet (voice) / subdued / low-key / low-profile 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) 好奇心 hào qí xīn interest in sth / curiosity / inquisitive 低廉 dī lián cheap / inexpensive / low syn 低沉 dī chén (of weather) overcast / gloomy / (of a voice) low and deep / low-spirited / downcast syn 低温 低溫 dī wēn low temperature 降温 降溫 jiàng wēn to become cooler / to lower the temperature / cooling / (of interest, activity etc) to decline syn 低级 低級 dī jí low level / rudimentary / vulgar / low / inferior syn 低迷 dī mí blurred (landscape etc) / low (spirits) / in a slump (economy) syn 圣地 聖地 shèng dì holy land (of a religion) / sacred place / shrine / holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc) / center of historic interest 兴致 興致 xìng zhì mood / spirits / interest syn 低成本 dī chéng běn low cost / inexpensive 下级 下級 xià jí low ranking / low level / underclass / subordinate syn 低压 低壓 dī yā low pressure / low voltage 母子 mǔ zǐ mother and child / parent and subsidiary (companies) / principal and interest 偏低 piān dī to be on the low side / to be inadequate (e.g. of a salary) 韵味 韻味 yùn wèi implicit charm in rhyme or sound / hinted appeal / interest syn 没意思 沒意思 méi yì si boring / of no interest syn 下流 xià liú lower course of a river / low-class / mean and lowly / vulgar / obscene syn 古迹 古跡 gǔ jì places of historic interest / historical sites / CL:個|个[ge4] 韩流 韓流 hán liú Korean Wave, aka Hallyu (the increase in international interest in South Korea and its popular culture since the 1990s) 低谷 dī gǔ valley / trough (as opposed to peaks) / fig. low point / lowest ebb / nadir of one's fortunes syn 苦闷 苦悶 kǔ mèn depressed / dejected / feeling low syn 低胸 dī xiōng low-cut (dress) / plunging (neckline) 过低 過低 guò dī too low 低垂 dī chuí to droop / to hang low syn 矮小 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized syn 谷底 gǔ dǐ valley floor / (fig.) lowest ebb / all-time low 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 封顶 封頂 fēng dǐng to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch) 低频 低頻 dī pín low frequency 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 音调 音調 yīn diào pitch of voice (high or low) / pitch (of a musical note) / tone syn 低档 低檔 dī dàng low-grade / of low worth or rank / poor quality / inferior syn 细语 細語 xì yǔ to chat with a low voice syn 升息 shēng xī to raise interest rates 低速 dī sù low speed 低收入 dī shōu rù low income syn 来头 來頭 lái tóu cause / reason / interest / influence syn 没劲 沒勁 méi jìn to have no strength / to feel weak / exhausted / feeling listless / boring / of no interest syn 鸡肋 雞肋 jī lèi chicken ribs / sth of little value or interest / sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up / to be physically weak 慢速 màn sù slow / low-speed 低潮 dī cháo low tide / low ebb 漏电 漏電 lòu diàn to leak electricity / (fig.) (coll.) to unintentionally arouse romantic interest (by being solicitous etc) / cf. 放電|放电[fang4 dian4] syn 私利 sī lì personal gain / (one's own) selfish interest 贴息 貼息 tiē xī to discount the interest on a bill of exchange 人文景观 人文景觀 rén wén jǐng guān place of cultural interest 本息 běn xī principal and interest (on a loan) 