gāo

high, tall; lofty, elevated

HSK 1 #134

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

性能 gāo xìng néng high performance
产 gāo chǎn high yielding
发 gāo fā (of diseases, accidents) to occur with a high incidence; (old) to score highly in the imperial exams
难 gāo nán extremely difficult; hard and dangerous; challenging
自大 zì gāo zì dà to think of oneself as terrific (idiom); arrogant
台 gāo tái Gaotai county in Zhangye 張掖|张掖[Zhang1 ye4], Gansu
徒 gāo tú brilliant student
远 gāo yuǎn lofty
骛远 hào gāo wù yuǎn to bite off more than one can chew (idiom); to aim too high
宗 gāo zōng Gaozong Emperor, Temple name of the tenth Song Emperor Zhao Gou 趙構|赵构[Zhao4 Gou4] (1107-1187 AD), reigned (1127-1162 AD)
才生 gāo cái shēng student of great ability; talented student
抬贵手 gāo tái guì shǒu to be generous (idiom); to be magnanimous; Give me a break!
洁 gāo jié noble and clean-living; lofty and unsullied
粱 gāo liáng sorghum; common sorghum (Sorghum vulgare)
耸入云 gāo sǒng rù yún tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom); used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper
shàng gāo Shanggao county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
马大 rén gāo mǎ dà tall and strong
僧 gāo sēng a senior monk
分子 gāo fēn zǐ macromolecule; polymer
科技 gāo kē jì high tech; high technology
论 gāo lùn enlightening remarks (honorific); brilliant views
丽参 gāo lí shēn Koryo ginseng
gū gāo arrogant
年事已 nián shì yǐ gāo old in years
引吭歌 yǐn háng gāo gē to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)