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低聲下氣 (dai1 seng1 haa6 hei3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

低聲下氣 (dai1 seng1 haa6 hei3, dī shēng xià qì) — to be obsequious to someone although somewhat not totally out of free will, usually used to describe the approach of a person who is asking a favour from another

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 低人一等 (dai1 jan4 jat1 dang2) — inferior to others
• 低位 (dai1 wai6) — Low position
• 低威 (dai1 wai1) — admits failure or wrong (spoken)
• 低年級 (dai1 nin4 kap1) — Lower grade
• 低微 (dai1 mei4) — inferior
• 低於 (dai1 jyu1) — less than; below; under

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