唱高調 chàng gāo diào

to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
  2. 2. to sing the high part

Characters

Character Meaning
唱 chàng HSK 2
to sing; to call loudly; to chant
高 gāo HSK 1
high; tall; above average
調 diào
to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate