How do you pronounce 低声下气?

低声下气 is pronounced dī shēng xià qì in Mandarin Chinese.

Where does 低声下气 come from?

低声下气 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.

What is the Chinese definition of 低声下气?

形容说话和态度卑下恭顺的样子。

低声下气 — “Low voice, low breath”

Q: What is the Chinese definition of 低声下气?

形容说话和态度卑下恭顺的样子。

低声下气 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak in a low voice and act in a humble, subservient, or obsequious manner; to be meek and compliant in speech and attitude”. Literally, “low voice, low breath”.

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低声下气 Pronunciation and Pinyin

低dī
声shēng
下xià
气qì

低声下气 Character Breakdown

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
低	dī	7	low, lower, or humble
声	shēng	7	sound, voice, news, reputation
下	xià	3	below, down, next, to descend
气	qì	4	air, gas, spirit, anger

Example Sentence with 低声下气

为了让客户满意，他不得不低声下气地解释自己的失误。

To satisfy the client, he had no choice but to humbly explain his mistake.

Origin and Story of 低声下气

In the Grand View Garden, a withered crabapple tree blossomed out of season, signaling that major events were about to unfold.

Not long after, Jia Baoyu lost the psychic jade he had been born with. The entire Jia household mobilized to search for the jade, and Baoyu consequently fell gravely ill.

During this challenging time, Xiren, attending to Baoyu, meekly and humbly comforted and nursed him.

Shortly thereafter, Imperial Concubine Yuan passed away, further compounding the Jia family's misfortunes and marking the beginning of their decline.

Idioms Related to 低声下气

Synonyms of 低声下气

dī低sān三xià下sì四act in a servile or obsequious manner

Antonyms of 低声下气

bù不bēi卑bù不kàng亢neither servile nor overbearing

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Questions about 低声下气

What does 低声下气 mean?: 低声下气 (dī shēng xià qì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak in a low voice and act in a humble, subservient, or obsequious manner; to be meek and compliant in speech and attitude”.
How do you pronounce 低声下气?: 低声下气 is pronounced dī shēng xià qì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 低声下气 literally mean?: Literally, 低声下气 means “low voice, low breath”. It is used to mean “to speak in a low voice and act in a humble, subservient, or obsequious manner; to be meek and compliant in speech and attitude”.
Where does 低声下气 come from?: 低声下气 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 低声下气?: 形容说话和态度卑下恭顺的样子。

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