居高不下 jū gāo bù xià

DEFINITIONS

  1. (of prices, rates etc) to remain high

CHARACTERS

居 jū
HSK 3
live, dwell, reside, sit
高 gāo
HSK 1
high, tall; lofty, elevated
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down