低调 低調 dī diào low pitch / quiet (voice) / subdued / low-key / low-profile 高跟鞋 gāo gēn xié high-heeled shoes 低级 低級 dī jí low level / rudimentary / vulgar / low / inferior syn 运动鞋 運動鞋 yùn dòng xié sports shoes / sneakers syn 上边 上邊 shàng bian the top / above / overhead / upwards / the top margin / above-mentioned / those higher up syn 球鞋 qiú xié athletic shoes syn 顶层 頂層 dǐng céng top floor / the top of a building 皮鞋 pí xié leather shoes 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 设身处地 設身處地 shè shēn chǔ dì to put oneself in sb else's shoes syn 溜冰鞋 liū bīng xié skating shoes / ice skates / roller skates / roller blades 下级 下級 xià jí low ranking / low level / underclass / subordinate syn 破鞋 pò xié broken shoes / worn-out footwear / loose woman / slut syn 低压 低壓 dī yā low pressure / low voltage 跑鞋 pǎo xié running shoes syn 低档 低檔 dī dàng low-grade / of low worth or rank / poor quality / inferior syn 状元 狀元 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) / see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1] / top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3] / (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field / leading light syn 便鞋 biàn xié cloth shoes / slippers 布鞋 bù xié cloth shoes / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] 将心比心 將心比心 jiāng xīn bǐ xīn to put oneself in sb else's shoes (idiom) syn 绣花鞋 繡花鞋 xiù huā xié embroidered shoes syn 鞋袜 鞋襪 xié wà shoes and socks 履带 履帶 lǚ dài caterpillar track (propulsion system used on bulldozers etc) / (literary) shoes and belt syn 百强 百強 bǎi qiáng top 100 (e.g. top 100 towns) 进水 進水 jìn shuǐ to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc) / to get flooded / inflow of water 上色 shàng sè top-quality / top-grade syn 休闲鞋 休閒鞋 xiū xián xié leisure shoes 革履 gé lǚ leather (shoes) / fig. Western dress syn 低分 dī fēn low marks / low score 吊带衫 吊帶衫 diào dài shān halter top / spaghetti strap top / sun top 帆布鞋 fān bù xié canvas shoes 低碳 dī tàn (attributive) low-carbon / low-carb (diet) 顶 頂 dǐng apex / crown of the head / top / roof / most / to carry on the head / to push to the top / to go against / to replace / to substitute / to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) / (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile / classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc syn 登 dēng to scale (a height) / to ascend / to mount / to publish or record / to enter (e.g. in a register) / to press down with the foot / to step or tread on / to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) / to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) syn 纳 納 nà to receive / to accept / to enjoy / to bring into / to pay (tax etc) / nano- (one billionth) / to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing syn 蹬 dēng to step on / to tread on / to put on / to wear (shoes, trousers etc) / (slang) to dump (sb) / Taiwan pr. [deng4] syn 洼 窪 wā depression / low-lying area / low-lying / sunken syn 穿小鞋 chuān xiǎo xié lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom) / to make life difficult for sb syn 沙滩鞋 沙灘鞋 shā tān xié beach shoes / wetsuit booties 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 时装鞋 時裝鞋 shí zhuāng xié dress shoes 趿拉 tā la to wear (one's shoes) like babouche slippers / (onom.) shuffling sound 安全鞋 ān quán xié safety shoes / mine shoes / protective boots / anti-mine boots 敝屣 bì xǐ worn-out shoes / a worthless thing 暴走鞋 bào zǒu xié Heelys (roller shoes with wheels protruding slightly from the heel) 削足适履 削足適履 xuē zú shì lǚ to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom) / to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed) / impractical or inelegant solution syn 松糕鞋 鬆糕鞋 sōng gāo xié platform shoes 鞮 dī leather shoes 靸 sǎ children's shoe (old) / to wear one's shoes babouche style 前 qián front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly syn 头 頭 tóu head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 上面 shàng mian on top of / above-mentioned syn 加油 jiā yóu to add oil / to top up with gas / to refuel / to accelerate / to step on the gas / (fig.) to make an extra effort / to cheer sb on syn 极 極 jí extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top syn 加上 jiā shàng plus / to put in / to add / to add on / to add into / in addition / on top of that 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 小声 小聲 xiǎo shēng in a low voice / (speak) in whispers 一流 yī liú top quality / front ranking syn 头号 頭號 tóu hào first rate / top rank / number one syn 顶级 頂級 dǐng jí top-notch / first-rate syn 廉价 廉價 lián jià cheaply-priced / low-cost syn 上下 shàng xià up and down / top and bottom / old and young / length / about / more or less syn 顶尖 頂尖 dǐng jiān peak / apex / world best / number one / finest (competitors) / top (figures in a certain field) syn 上头 上頭 shàng tou above / on top of / on the surface of syn 楼顶 樓頂 lóu dǐng top of a building 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 高档 高檔 gāo dàng superior quality / high grade / top grade syn 彻头彻尾 徹頭徹尾 chè tóu chè wěi lit. from head to tail (idiom) / thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom syn 头顶 頭頂 tóu dǐng top of the head syn 背心 bèi xīn sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc) / CL:件[jian4] syn 全速 quán sù top speed / at full speed syn 低下 dī xià low status / lowly / to lower (one's head) syn 上好 shàng hǎo first-rate / top-notch syn 顶楼 頂樓 dǐng lóu top floor / attic / loft / garret / penthouse / (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc) 上等 shàng děng highest quality / top-notch syn 大亨 dà hēng big shot / top gun / superstar / VIP syn 陀螺 tuó luó spinning top / gyroscope 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 名模 míng mó top fashion model 绝密 絕密 jué mì top secret syn 星级 星級 xīng jí star rating / top-class / highly rated 顶部 頂部 dǐng bù roof / topmost part / top (of tree, wall etc) / apex 低谷 dī gǔ valley / trough (as opposed to peaks) / fig. low point / lowest ebb / nadir of one's fortunes syn 幕僚 mù liáo aides and advisors of top officials syn 尖端 jiān duān sharp pointed end / the tip / the cusp / tip-top / most advanced and sophisticated / highest peak / the best 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 当务之急 當務之急 dāng wù zhī jí (idiom) top priority job / a matter of the greatest urgency 低价 低價 dī jià low price syn 放声 放聲 fàng shēng very loudly / at the top of one's voice 矮小 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized syn 