gāo

high, tall; lofty, elevated

HSK 1 #134

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

一较下 yī jiào gāo xià to compete against; to measure oneself against; to go head to head (see who is best)
一較下 yī jiào gāo xià to compete against; to measure oneself against; to go head to head (see who is best)
县 shàng gāo xiàn Shanggao county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
縣 shàng gāo xiàn Shanggao county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
不分下 bù fēn gāo xià equally matched; not much to distinguish who is stronger
不敢攀 bù gǎn gāo pān lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term); I cannot presume on your attention
不知天地厚 bù zhī tiān gāo dì hòu not to know the immensity of heaven and earth; an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities
不识低 bù shí gāo dī can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
不識低 bù shí gāo dī can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
度防空 zhōng gāo dù fáng kōng high-to-medium-altitude air defense (HIMAD)
事不关己,挂起 shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
事不關己,掛起 shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
京沪铁 jīng hù gāo tiě Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, completed in 2010; abbr. for 京滬高速鐵路|京沪高速铁路
京滬鐵 jīng hù gāo tiě Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, completed in 2010; abbr. for 京滬高速鐵路|京沪高速铁路
人往处爬,水往低处流 rén wǎng gāo chù pá , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú see 人往高處走,水往低處流|人往高处走,水往低处流[ren2 wang3 gao1 chu4 zou3 , shui3 wang3 di1 chu4 liu2]
人往處爬,水往低處流 rén wǎng gāo chù pá , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú see 人往高處走,水往低處流|人往高处走,水往低处流[ren2 wang3 gao1 chu4 zou3 , shui3 wang3 di1 chu4 liu2]
人往处走,水往低处流 rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom); one should constantly strive to make progress
人往處走,水往低處流 rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom); one should constantly strive to make progress
馬大 rén gāo mǎ dà tall and strong
使贵 shǐ gāo guì to dignify
使貴 shǐ gāo guì to dignify
音 jiǎ gāo yīn falsetto, same as 假聲|假声
piān gāo to be on the high side; to be unusually high
債臺築 zhài tái gāo zhù lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
fán gāo Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter