Definition
高下 literally means 'high and low' and is used metaphorically to refer to the difference in quality or outcome between two competing sides. You'll almost always see it in fixed expressions like 一争高下 ('compete to decide the winner'), 难分高下 ('hard to tell who's better'), or 不分高下 ('equally matched'). It's a noun that typically appears as the object of 分, 争, 见, etc.
n.
superiority and inferiorityrelative quality (in a competition or comparison)
Examples
- ，高下。Liǎng duì shílì jiējìn, nán fēn gāo xià.The two teams are close in strength — it's hard to tell which is better.
- 高下。Tāmen yuē hǎo zhōumò zài qiúchǎng shàng jiàn ge gāo xià.They agreed to meet on the court this weekend and settle the score.
- ，高下。Zhèxiē chǎnpǐn gè yǒu qiānqiū, shízài fēn bù chū gāo xià.These products each have their own merits — it's really hard to tell which is superior.
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