高 gāo
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gāo
adjective
high; tall
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Scale
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '高'; Guoyu '高' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '高' 1, p. 129; XHZD '高' 1, p. 221) -
gāo
noun
Kangxi radical 189
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
Notes: Tall (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '高' n 4) -
gāo
noun
height
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Scale
Notes: Synonymous with 高度 in this sense (Guoyu '高' n 1) -
gāo
noun
superior in level; degree; rate; grade
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
Notes: For example, 高手 expert (CC-CEDICT '高'; Guoyu '高' adj 2; XHZD '高' 1, p. 221) -
gāo
adjective
high pitched; loud
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '高' adj 6; Kroll 2015 '高' 3, p. 130; XHZD '高' 1, p. 221) -
gāo
adjective
fine; good
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 优良 (Guoyu '高' adj 3) -
gāo
adjective
senior
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
Notes: Synonymous with 年长 in this sense (Guoyu '高' adj 5; Kroll 2015 '高' 4, p. 130; XHZD '高' 2, p. 221) -
gāo
adjective
expensive
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: As in 高价 (Guoyu '高' adj 4) -
gāo
proper noun
Gao
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '高' n 3) -
gāo
noun
heights; an elevated place
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Geography
Notes: Synonymous with 高处 in this sense (Guoyu '高' n 2) -
gāo
verb
to be respected; to be eminent
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '高' 2, p. 129) -
gāo
verb
to respect
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Synonymous with 尊崇 in this sense (Guoyu '高' v; Kroll 2015 '高' 2a, p. 129)
Contained in
- 高音部 upper register; soprano part
- 驷马高车(駟馬高車) a team of four horses with a high carriage; wealth and luxury
- 高聚物 polymer
- 高尚士 a noble person
- 高垒深堑(高壘深塹) a high rampart and a deep moat
- 高压线(高壓線) high tension power line
- 高迁(高遷) to promote (honorific)
- 职业高尔夫球协会(職業高爾夫球協會) Professional Golfer's Association (PGA)
- 高情 highly admired
- 高山 alpine ; a tall mountain ; Takayama
- 高气压(高氣壓) high atmospheric pressure
- 居高临下(居高臨下) to live high and look down; to overlook; to tower above; to occupy the high ground; arrogance based on one's social position
- 非常高 extremely high
- 扒高踩低 crawl high, step low; unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors
- 高山兀鹫(高山兀鷲) Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis)
- 高材 great talent; rare capability; person of outstanding ability
- 高教 higher education
- 高等教育 higher education
- 高精度 precision
- 唱高调儿(唱高調兒) to sing the high part
- 高原岩鹨(高原岩鷚) Altai accentor (Prunella himalayana)
- 高热(高熱) a fever
- 高次 higher degree (e.g. equation in math.)
- 高深莫测(高深莫測) profound mystery
- 巴高望上 to wish for higher status; to curry favor in the hope of promotion
- 高山雀鹛(高山雀鶥) Chinese fulvetta (Fulvetta striaticollis)
- 高歌猛进(高歌猛進) to advance singing loudly; triumphant progress
- 高赀(高貲) high cost
- 高岸深谷 high bank, deep valley; a secluded location
- 高于(高於) higher than
- 自命清高 to think of oneself as high and pure; smug and self-righteous; holier-than-thou
- 见个高底(見個高底) see which one is the best
- 高山症 Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS)
- 足高气扬(足高氣揚) high and mighty; arrogant
- 高音 high pitch; soprano; treble
- 拔高 to raise (one's voice); to overrate; to build up; to stand out; outstanding
- 高言 masterful language
- 京沪高铁(京滬高鐵) Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, completed in 2010
- 高慢 proud; overbearing
- 高居 to stand above; to occupy an important position; to rank (among the top few)
- 高空弹跳(高空彈跳) bungee jumping
- 高分低能 high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching to the test)
Also contained in
高唐县 、 高丽元宗 、 联合国难民事务高级专员办事处 、 高丽毅宗 、 德干高原 、 高本汉 、 高丽恭让王 、 高县 、 高雄县
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 第八十回 Chapter 80 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 88
- 卷二百四十 列傳第一百二十八 葉向高 劉一燝 韓爌 朱國祚 何宗彥 孫如游 Volume 240 Biographies 128: Ye Xianggao, Liu Yijing, Han Kuang, Zhu Guozuo, He Zongyan, Sun Ruyou History of Ming 明史 — count: 82
- 卷一百十八 列傳第六 諸王三 Volume 118 Biographies 6: Princes 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 75
- 第二回 Chapter 2 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 65
- 卷一百〇六 列傳第四十四: 張暐子:行簡 賈益謙 劉炳 朮虎高琪 移剌塔不也 Volume 106 Biographies 44: Zhang Wei son: Xingjian, Jia Yiqian, Liu Bing, Pai Hugaoqi, Yi Latabuye History of Jin 金史 — count: 65
- 卷八十四 志第六十 河渠二 Volume 84 Treatises 60: Rivers and Canals 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 63
- 卷五 魏本紀第五: 敬宗孝莊帝 節閔帝 廢帝 孝武帝 西魏文帝 西魏廢帝 西魏恭帝 東魏孝靜帝 Volume 5 Wei Annals 5: Emperor Jingzong Xiaozhuang, Emperor Jiemin, Deposed Emperor, Emperor Xiaowu, Emperor Wen of Western Wei, Deposed Emperor of Western Wei, Emperor Gong of Western Wei, Emperor Xiaojing of Eastern Wei History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 60
- 第五十四回 Chapter 54 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 56
- 第五十二回 Chapter 52 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 46
- 第七十八回 Chapter 78 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 46
Collocations
- 齐高 (齊高) 及齊高傒盟於防 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 47
- 高厚 (高厚) 高厚 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 17
- 高子 (高子) 齊高子來盟 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 閔公 Lord Min — count: 16
- 高固 (高固) 齊高固來逆叔姬 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 16
- 使高 (使高) 使高克將兵而禦狄于竟 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄭‧清人 Lessons from the states - Odes of Zheng - Qing Ren — count: 9
- 高曰 (高曰) 子高曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 9
- 高止 (高止) 齊高止 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 9
- 子高 (子高) 子高魴 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 8
- 高克 (高剋) 高克好利而不顧其君 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄭‧清人 Lessons from the states - Odes of Zheng - Qing Ren — count: 7
- 高氏 (高氏) 至于高氏 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 6