高     gāo     high / tall

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水平 Level: 基础 Elementary (HSK 1)

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1. 蝉高居悲鸣饮露，不知知螳蜋在其后也。
   Chán gāo jū bēi míng yǐn lù, bù zhī tángláng zài qí hòu yě.
   The cicadas live up high and sadly weep, drinking due. There may be praying mantis back here as well.
   Source: 刘向 Liu Xiang (79—8 BCE)
2. 当初，我刚到这里的时候，他还没有小花这么高呢！
   Dāngchū, wǒ gāng dào zhèlǐ de shíhou, tā hái méiyǒu xiǎo Huā zhème gāo ne！
   When we arrived here, he wasn't even as tall as you are.
   Source: Teahouse by Lao She 老舍茶馆

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