高下 (gāo xià) — superiority and inferiority; relative quality (in a competition or comparison)
Definition
A formal, literary noun meaning 'which is better or worse' — used in comparisons (esp. 分高下, 难分高下) to judge relative quality. Almost never used in everyday speech.
noun
superiority and inferiorityrelative quality (in a competition or comparison)
Examples
- ，高下。Liǎng duì shí lì jiē jìn, nán fēn gāo xià.The two teams are close in strength — it's hard to tell which is better.
- 高下。Tā men yuē hǎo zhōu mò zài qiú chǎng shàng jiàn gè gāo xià.They agreed to meet on the court this weekend and settle the score.
- ，高下。Zhè xiē chǎn pǐn gè yǒu qiān qiū, shí zài 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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