低微 (dī wēi) — (of social status) lowly, humble; (of sound) low, soft, faint
Definition
Two distinct senses: 'lowly / humble' for social status or position, and 'low, soft, faint' for sound. The status sense is literary — everyday speech usually uses 卑微 or 地位低 instead.
adjective
(of social status) lowlyhumble(of sound) lowsoftfaint
Examples
- 低微，。Tā suī rán chū shēn dī wēi, dàn kào zì jǐ de nǔ lì qǔ dé le chéng gōng.Although he came from a humble background, he achieved success through his own efforts.
- 低微，。Tā shuō huà de shēng yīn hěn dī wēi, wǒ jī hū tīng bú jiàn.Her voice was so soft that I could hardly hear her.
- ，低微，。Zài nà jiā gōng sī lǐ, tā de zhí wèi fēi cháng dī wēi, méi yǒu rén zhòng shì tā.In that company, his position was very lowly, and no one valued him.
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