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
- 踩高蹻 to walk on stilts
- 甜高粱 sweet sorghum
- 高低潮 the tide; high and low water
- 高铁血红蛋白(高鐵血紅蛋白) hemoglobin
- 限高架 height restriction barrier
- 高风亮节(高風亮節) of noble character and unquestionable integrity
- 高位 high position; eminent status; top job; raised position ; upper (limbs) ; a high (i.e. local maximum); high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc
- 自高 to be proud of oneself
- 浪高 the height of a wave
- 高冷 reserved; aloof; (of a location) elevated and cold
- 高分子 macromolecule; polymer
- 高妙 masterful
- 远走高飞(遠走高飛) to go far; to escape to faraway places
- 高层旅馆(高層旅館) luxury hotel; high-class hotel
- 高扬脸儿(高揚臉兒) arrogant ; to ignore
- 高校 universities and colleges
- 最高人民法院 The Supreme People's Court
- 高级职员(高級職員) high official; senior executive
- 踩高跷(踩高蹺) to walk on stilts
- 高歌 to sing loudly; to lift one's voice in song
- 高空作业(高空作業) to work high above the ground
- 高唱 to sing loudly; fig. to mouth slogans
- 西藏高原 Tibetan Plateau
- 引吭高歌 to sign at the top of one's voice
- 自高自大 to think of oneself as terrific; arrogant
- 高不成低不就 can't reach the high or accept the low
- 高超 excellent; superb
- 高压线(高壓線) high tension power line
- 不识高低(不識高低) can't recognize tall or short; doesn't know what's what
- 高发人群(高發人群) high-risk group (med.)
- 高中生 senior high school student
- 高寒 high and cold
- 至高统治权(至高統治權) supreme power; sovereignty
- 高级(高級) high level; high grade; advanced; high-ranking
- 高情 highly admired
- 高台(高臺) a building structure; a storied building
- 高尔基复合体(高爾基複合體) Golgi complex (in cell biology)
Also contained in
高邮市 、 阿斯旺高坝 、 莫高窟 、 高丽 、 高要 、 高罗佩 、 高朋满座 、 高适 、 高尔基 、 高行健 、 高齐 、 米高扬 、 高淳 、 高帝
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
- 第七十八回 Chapter 78 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 46
- 第五十二回 Chapter 52 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
- 高傒 (高傒) 管夷吾治于高傒 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 6