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
- 高压氧(高壓氧) hyperbaric oxygen; hyperbaric oxygenation; hyperbaric therapy
- 高梁 Takahashi ; Takahashi city
- 高呼 to shout loudly
- 撑杆跳高(撐桿跳高) pole vaulting
- 乘凌高城 climbs the high walls of the castle
- 高尔机体(高爾機體) Golgi apparatus
- 高级小学(高級小學) advanced class of primary school
- 高腔 gaoqiang, high-pitched opera singing style
- 高就 to move to a better job
- 高城深沟(高城深溝) high walls and a deep moat; a solid defense
- 踩高蹻 to walk on stilts
- 高薪聘请(高薪聘請) to hire at a high salary
- 高山病 altitude sickness; acute mountain sickness
- 高档服装(高檔服裝) haute couture; high fashion clothing
- 跳高 high jump
- 步步高升(步步高陞) to climb step by step; to rise steadily; on the up and up
- 高大上 high-end, elegant, and classy
- 企高 to stand tall
- 高徒 brilliant student
- 高冷 reserved; aloof; (of a location) elevated and cold
- 高甲戏(高甲戲) Gaojia opera
- 高看 to attach importance to something; to value
- 高分 high marks; high score
- 兴奋高潮(興奮高潮) peak of excitement; orgasm
- 浪高 the height of a wave
- 高清 high-definition
- 高级职务(高級職務) high position; senior post
- 高压线(高壓線) high tension power line
- 超高频(超高頻) Ultrahigh Frequency (UHF)
- 贵贱高下(貴賤高下) the difference between the noble and the lowly
- 高发人群(高發人群) high-risk group (med.)
- 在高处(在高處) aloft
- 高级职员(高級職員) high official; senior executive
- 高楼大厦(高樓 大廈) tall building ; tall building
- 最高法 The Supreme People's Court
- 高能量 high energy
- 戈兰高地(戈蘭高地) Golan Heights
- 京沪高铁(京滬高鐵) Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, completed in 2010
- 大红灯笼高高挂(大紅燈籠高高掛) Raise the Red Lantern
- 高粱属(高粱屬) Sorghum
- 高汤(高湯) clear soup; soup stock
- 性交高潮 orgasm
- 高车驷马(高車駟馬) a team of four horses with a high carriage; wealth and luxury
Also contained in
宋高宗 、 东缅高原 、 高祖本记 、 高卢 、 高丽忠定王 、 高卢人 、 齐高帝 、 高棉帝国
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
- 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
- 第二回 Chapter 2 Water Margin 水滸傳 — 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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