低调

• Pinyin: dī diào
• Desglose de hanzi: 低 = 亻+ 氐 (person + lowering — to be low); 调 = 讠+ 周 (speech + all-around — tone/style)

Significado

Discreto; de perfil bajo; sin ostentación.

Can refer to a person's demeanour (humble, unassuming) or the tone/style of an event or product (understated, restrained). In contemporary usage, 低调 is often a positive quality associated with genuine talent and humility, contrasted with 高调 (high-profile, showy).

Ejemplos

1. 他功成名就却始终保持低调，从不在公众面前炫耀自己的财富。
2. 公司决定低调处理这次人事变动，没有对外发布任何公告。
3. 她的婚礼布置简约而低调，却处处透露出精致的品位。

Guía de uso

Contexto: personality, lifestyle, events, public relations

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 他刻意保持低调，拒绝了所有媒体的采访请求，专注于手头的研究工作。(He deliberately kept a low profile, declining all media interview requests to focus on his research.)
• 这款车的设计走低调奢华路线，外观低调内敛，内饰却极为考究。(This car's design follows a low-key luxury approach — understated on the outside, yet extremely refined on the inside.)

Incorrecto

• 低调地表演 — 低调 means avoiding the spotlight; performing is inherently public, so this is contradictory; use 朴素 or 简单 for an understated style in performance

Origen e historia

低 (low) + 调 (tone/key/style)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal