gāo

high, tall; lofty, elevated

HSK 1 #134

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

熾 zhū gāo chì Zhu Gaochi, personal name of fourth Ming emperor Hongxi 洪熙[Hong2 Xi1]
束之閣 shù zhī gāo gé tied up in a bundle on a high shelf; to put sth on the back burner; no longer a high priority
东缅原 dōng miǎn gāo yuán Eastern Myanmar plateau
東緬原 dōng miǎn gāo yuán Eastern Myanmar plateau
格列利历 gé liè gāo lì lì Gregorian calendar
格列利曆 gé liè gāo lì lì Gregorian calendar
格里利 gé lǐ gāo lì Gregory or Grigory (name)
一着 qí gāo yī zhāo to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom); to outsmart one's opponent
一著 qí gāo yī zhāo to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom); to outsmart one's opponent
lè gāo Lego (toys)
biāo gāo elevation; level
千丈,落叶归根 shù gāo qiān zhàng , luò yè guī gēn see 樹高千丈,葉落歸根|树高千丈,叶落归根[shu4 gao1 qian1 zhang4 , ye4 luo4 gui1 gen1]
千丈,落葉歸根 shù gāo qiān zhàng , luò yè guī gēn see 樹高千丈,葉落歸根|树高千丈,叶落归根[shu4 gao1 qian1 zhang4 , ye4 luo4 gui1 gen1]
千丈,叶落归根 shù gāo qiān zhàng , yè luò guī gēn fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb); fig. everything has its ancestral home; in old age, an expatriate returns home
千丈,葉落歸根 shù gāo qiān zhàng , yè luò guī gēn fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb); fig. everything has its ancestral home; in old age, an expatriate returns home
步步升 bù bù gāo shēng to climb step by step; to rise steadily; on the up and up
步步陞 bù bù gāo shēng to climb step by step; to rise steadily; on the up and up
武艺强 wǔ yì gāo qiáng highly skilled in martial arts
武藝強 wǔ yì gāo qiáng highly skilled in martial arts
历史新 lì shǐ xīn gāo all-time high
歷史新 lì shǐ xīn gāo all-time high
水漲船 shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend; to develop according to the situation
祖 hàn gāo zǔ posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC
祖 hàn gāo zǔ posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC
香 shāo gāo xiāng to burn incense; to thank profusely