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高高低低

Mandarin · pinyin gāo gāo dī dī

high and low
uneven (in height)
uneven (of ground)

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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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1–1–1–1 · gao1 gao1 di1 di1

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