gāo

high, tall; lofty, elevated

HSK 1 #134

DEFINITIONS

高 gāo
  • surname Gao
  • high
  • tall
  • above average
  • loud
  • your (honorific)

STROKES

WORDS

前方能 qián fāng gāo néng (slang) Something awesome is about to happen! (originally, in a Japanese space battleship anime, it meant "Danger! High energy up ahead!" — a warning to either prepare for battle or take evasive action)
创下票房 chuàng xià gāo piào fáng to set a box office record
創下票房 chuàng xià gāo piào fáng to set a box office record
不赏 gōng gāo bù shǎng high merit that one can never repay (idiom); invaluable achievements
不賞 gōng gāo bù shǎng high merit that one can never repay (idiom); invaluable achievements
望重 gōng gāo wàng zhòng high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
卑之,毋甚论 bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion; what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
卑之,毋甚論 bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion; what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
卑之,无甚论 bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion; what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
卑之,無甚論 bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion; what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
加索 nán gāo jiā suǒ Transcaucasia, aka the South Caucasus
潮 fǎn gāo cháo anticlimax
另请明 lìng qǐng gāo míng please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
另請明 lìng qǐng gāo míng please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
另谋就 lìng móu gāo jiù to get a better job somewhere else (idiom); to seek alternative employment
另謀就 lìng móu gāo jiù to get a better job somewhere else (idiom); to seek alternative employment
比耶 shǐ gāo bǐ yē Skopje, capital of North Macedonia (Tw)
名师出徒 míng shī chū gāo tú A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
名師出徒 míng shī chū gāo tú A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
宗 táng gāo zōng Emperor Gaozong of Tang, reign name of third Tang emperor Li Zhi 李治[Li3 Zhi4] (628-683), reigned 649-683
祖 táng gāo zǔ Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵|李渊[Li3 Yuan1] (566-635), reigned 618-626
調 chàng gāo diào to sing the high part; to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
调儿 chàng gāo diào r erhua variant of 唱高調|唱高调[chang4 gao1 diao4]
調兒 chàng gāo diào r erhua variant of 唱高調|唱高调[chang4 gao1 diao4]
处 zài gāo chù aloft