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高低

Mandarin · pinyin gāo dī

height; level; (music) pitch
relative superiority
propriety; discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低 bù zhī gāo dī)
no matter what; just; simply (will not ..., must ... etc)
at long last

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高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
低: dī · low; to lower, hang, bend, bow

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1–1 · gao1 di1

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gou1 dai1

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noun

high and low
height
(music) pitch
superiority or inferiority
appropriateness; severity; weight

adv

anyhow; no matter what; in any case
in the end; finally; eventually

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