低温
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
低温 (dīwēn) · low temperature
低温 (dīwēn) means “low temperature”. It is written with 2 characters: 低 (low) + 温 (warm). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 低温 is built
The characters
低 dī · low
What 低 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 氐dī — the name of an ancient tribe
- 氏shì — clan
- 丶 — dot
温 wēn · warm
What 温 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 昷wēn — warm
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 皿mǐn — dish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 昷 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这几天一直是低温天气。Zhè jǐ tiān yìzhí shì dīwēn tiānqì.It has been cold these past few days.
牛奶要放在低温的地方。Niúnǎi yào fàng zài dīwēn de dìfang.Milk should be kept somewhere cold.
Questions about 低温
What does 低温 mean?
低温 (dīwēn) means “low temperature”.
How do you pronounce 低温?
低温 is pronounced dīwēn.
Which HSK level is 低温?
低温 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 降低jiàngdīto lower
- 贬低biǎndīto belittle
- 低价dījiàlow price
- 低于dīyúlower than
- 低dīlow
- 气温qìwēnair temperature
- 温度wēndùtemperature
- 温暖wēnnuǎnwarm
- 降温jiàngwēnto get colder
- 温柔wēnróugentle
Learn 低温 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 16: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.