Definition
低级 is a stative verb (adjective) with two main clusters of meaning: (1) 'low-level, elementary, rudimentary' — used for mistakes, stages, or skills that are basic or simple; (2) 'vulgar, crude, inferior' — used for taste, humor, or quality that is considered coarse or cheap. The context determines which sense applies.
s.v.
low-levelelementaryrudimentaryvulgarcrudeinferior (in taste or quality)
Examples
- 低级，。Zhège cuòwù tài dī jí le, bù yīnggāi fàn.This mistake is too basic; you shouldn't have made it.
- 低级，。Tā kāi de wánxiào hěn dī jí, ràng rén bù shūfu.The jokes he tells are vulgar and make people uncomfortable.
- 低级。Zhè zhǒng dī jí cáiliào zuò chéng de jiājù yòng bù liǎo duō jiǔ.Furniture made from this inferior material won't last long.
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