低估 meaning in English

dīgū

to underestimate; to underrate

HSK 7-9verb14 strokes

Meaning of 低估

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dīgū
  1. to underestimate; to underrate

低估 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

不bú要yào低dī估gū我wǒ的de力lì量liàng。
Don't underestimate my power.
千qiān万wàn不bù可kě低dī估gū汤tāng姆mǔ。
Never underestimate Tom.
玛mǎ丽lì低dī估gū了le自zì己jǐ。
Mary is selling herself short.
我wǒ从cóng没méi低dī估gū汤tāng姆mǔ。
I've never underestimated Tom.
你nǐ可kě别bié低dī估gū我wǒ。
Don't underestimate me.

Stroke order for each character

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低 dī · low · 7 strokes

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估 gū · merchant · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 低估.

降低jiàngdīto reduce; to lower; to bring down
估计gūjìto estimate; to assess; to calculate; (coll.) to reckon; to think (that ...)
评估pínggūto evaluate; to assess
低于dīyúto be lower than
低头dītóuto bow the head; to yield
低温dīwēnlow temperature
低调dīdiàolow pitch; quiet (voice)
低下dīxiàlow status; lowly
高低gāodīheight; level; (music) pitch; relative superiority
估算gūsuànassessment; evaluation
低谷dīgǔvalley; trough (as opposed to peaks)
低价dījiàlow price

Questions about 低估

What does 低估 mean?

低估 (dīgū) means "to underestimate; to underrate" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 低估?

低估 is made of 2 characters: 低 (7 strokes), 估 (7 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 低估 an HSK word?

Yes. 低估 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.