高耸入云 gāo sǒng rù yún

towering up into the clouds; very tall

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 47862nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom); used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper

Characters

Character Meaning
高 gāo HSK 1
high; tall; above average
耸 sǒng HSK 6
towering; to raise up; to shrug
入 rù HSK 4
to enter; to go into; to join
云 yún HSK 4
cloud; abbr. for Yunnan Province 云南省yún nán shěng