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高
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(Bushou)		 高
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Composition
Strokes 10
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Decomp. 亠口冂口
亠口冋
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Mandarin gāo
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Pinyin gao1
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卜口月口
Sijiao 22.7
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CNS 11643 1-586D
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Level 2
高 gāo high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)
Results beginning with 高
高级 gāo jí high level / high grade / advanced / high-ranking
高手 gāo shǒu expert / past master / dab hand
高度 gāo dù height / altitude / elevation / high degree / highly / CL:個|个[ge4]
高速 gāo sù high speed / expressway (abbr. for 高速公路[gao1su4 gong1lu4])
高兴 gāo xìng happy / glad / willing (to do sth) / in a cheerful mood
高中 gāo zhòng to pass brilliantly (used in congratulatory fashion)
高中 gāo zhōng senior high school / abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]
高考 gāo kǎo college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4]) / (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试)
高校 gāo xiào universities and colleges / abbr. for 高等學校|高等学校
高效 gāo xiào efficient / highly effective
高达 gāo dá to attain / to reach up to
高层 gāo céng high-rise / high level / high class
高潮 gāo cháo high tide / high water / upsurge / peak of activity / climax (of a story, a competition etc) / to have an orgasm
高档 gāo dàng superior quality / high grade / top grade
高端 gāo duān high-end
高等 gāo děng high-level / higher (animals, education etc) / advanced (math etc)
高峰 gāo fēng peak / summit / height
高大 gāo dà tall / lofty / towering
高温 gāo wēn high temperature
高贵 gāo guì grandeur / noble
高压 gāo yā (physics) high pressure / (meteorology) high atmospheric pressure / high voltage / systolic blood pressure / high-handed / oppressive
高低 gāo dī height / level / (music) pitch / relative superiority / propriety / discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低[bu4zhi1 gao1di1]) / no matter what / just / simply (will not ..., must ... etc) / at long last
高山 gāo shān high mountain / alpine mountain
高价 gāo jià high price
高明 gāo míng brilliant / superior / wise
高出 gāo chū to be higher (than the stated amount) by ...
高雄 Gāo xióng Kaohsiung, a special municipality in south Taiwan
高原 gāo yuán plateau / CL:片[pian4]
高尚 gāo shàng noble / lofty / refined / exquisite
高位 gāo wèi high position / eminent status / top job / raised position / upper (limbs) / a high (i.e. local maximum) / high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc
高人 gāo rén very able person
高雅 gāo yǎ dainty / elegance / elegant
高清 gāo qīng high definition (television etc) / high fidelity (audio)
高空 gāo kōng high altitude
高涨 gāo zhǎng to surge up / to rise / (of tensions etc) to run high
高职 gāo zhí vocational higher education institution (abbr. for 高等職業技術學校|高等职业技术学校[gao1 deng3 zhi2 ye4 ji4 shu4 xue2 xiao4]) / senior academic or professional title (abbr. for 高級職稱|高级职称[gao1 ji2 zhi2 cheng1]) / high-ranking employee (abbr. for 高級職員|高级职员[gao1 ji2 zhi2 yuan2]) / (Tw) vocational high school
高分 gāo fēn high marks / high score
高声 gāo shēng aloud / loud / loudly
高强 gāo qiáng excellent / outstanding
高楼 gāo lóu high building / multistory building / skyscraper / CL:座[zuo4]
高薪 gāo xīn high salary
高频 gāo pín high frequency
高举 gāo jǔ to lift up / to hold high
高管 gāo guǎn senior executive / senior manager (abbr. for 高級管理人員|高级管理人员[gao1ji2 guan3li3 ren2yuan2])
高官 gāo guān high official
高超 gāo chāo excellent / superlative
高昂 gāo áng to hold (one's head) high / expensive / high (spirits etc)
高额 gāo é high quota / large amount
高傲 gāo ào arrogant / haughty / proud
高招 gāo zhāo wise move / masterstroke / bright ideas
高处 gāo chù high place / elevation
高地 gāo dì highland / upland
高深 gāo shēn profound
高产 gāo chǎn high yielding
高音 gāo yīn high pitch / soprano / treble
高耸 gāo sǒng erect / towering / to stand tall
高龄 gāo líng elderly
高呼 gāo hū to shout loudly
高下 gāo xià relative superiority (better or worse, stronger or weaker, above or below etc)
高阶 gāo jiē high level
高僧 gāo sēng a senior monk
高调 gāo diào high-sounding speech / bombast / high-profile
高教 gāo jiāo higher education / same as 高等教育[gao1 deng3 jiao4 yu4]
高喊 gāo hǎn to shout loudly / to raise a cry / to yell
高桥 gāo qiáo Takahashi (Japanese surname)
高盛 Gāo shèng Goldman Sachs
高挑 gāo tiǎo raised high / (of a person) slender / tall and thin (Taiwan pr. [gao1tiao1])
高见 gāo jiàn wise opinion / brilliant idea (honorific)
高烧 gāo shāo fever / high temperature
高丽 Gāo lí Korean Goryeo dynasty, 918-1392 / Korea, esp. in context of art and culture
高歌 gāo gē to sing loudly / to lift one's voice in song
高居 gāo jū to stand above / to occupy an important position / to rank (among the top few)
高能 gāo néng high energy
高粱 gāo liáng sorghum / common sorghum (Sorghum vulgare)
高估 gāo gū to overestimate / to overrate
高发 gāo fā (of diseases, accidents) to occur with a high incidence / (old) to score highly in the imperial exams
高架 gāo jià overhead / elevated (walkway, highway etc) / elevated road
高远 gāo yuǎn lofty
高亢 gāo kàng high-pitched and penetrating (musical instrument, voice etc) / high-spirited / fever-pitched (atmosphere)
高斯 Gāo sī gauss, unit of magnetic induction
高热 gāo rè a fever
高升 gāo shēng to get a promotion
高院 gāo yuàn high court
高祖 gāo zǔ Gaozu
高唱 gāo chàng to sing loudly / fig. to mouth slogans
高梁 Gāo liáng Takahashi (name) / Takahashi city in Okayama prefecture, Japan / Highbridge (name)
高洁 gāo jié noble and clean-living / lofty and unsullied
高程 gāo chéng altitude (e.g. above street level) / elevation
高铁 gāo tiě high speed rail
高炉 gāo lú blast furnace
高数 gāo shù further math / advanced mathematics (school subject, abbr. for 高等數學|高等数学)
高宗 Gāo zōng Gaozong, the temple name of various emperors, notably 唐高宗[Tang2 Gao1 zong1], 宋高宗[Song4 Gao1 zong1] and 清高宗[Qing1 Gao1 zong1] (aka 李治[Li3 Zhi4], 趙構|赵构[Zhao4 Gou4] and 乾隆[Qian2 long2] respectively)
高于 gāo yú greater than / to exceed
高球 gāo qiú (sports) high ball / lob / (Tw, HK) golf (abbr. for 高爾夫球|高尔夫球[gao1er3fu1qiu2]) / highball (cocktail)
高干 gāo gàn high cadre / top party member
高就 gāo jiù to take up a prestigious position / (courteous) to work (as in 您在哪高就[nin2 zai4 na3 gao1jiu4] "where are you working?")
高塔 gāo tǎ tower / CL:座[zuo4]
高扬 gāo yáng held high / elevated / uplift / soaring
高寒 gāo hán high and cold (mountain area)
高攀 gāo pān social climbing / to claim connections with people in higher social class
高头 gāo tou higher authority / the bosses / on top of
高论 gāo lùn enlightening remarks (honorific) / brilliant views
高汤 gāo tāng clear soup / soup stock
高矮 gāo ǎi height (i.e. whether short or tall)
高翔 Gāo Xiáng Gao Xiang (1688-1753), Qing dynasty painter
高利 gāo lì high interest rate / usurious
高云 Gāo Yún Gao Yun (died 409) emperor of Northern or Later Yan dynasty
高堂 gāo táng main hall / honorific for one's parents (old)
高徒 gāo tú brilliant student
高才 gāo cái great talent / rare capability / person of outstanding ability
高难 gāo nán extremely difficult / hard and dangerous / challenging
高棉 Gāo mián Cambodia / Kampuchea / Khmer
高卢 Gāo lú Gaul
高峻 gāo jùn high and steep
高足 gāo zú honorific: Your distinguished disciple / Your most brilliant pupil
高寿 gāo shòu longevity / venerable age / your venerable age?
高妙 gāo miào masterly / subtle and clever (or artwork, writing etc)
高岗 gāo gǎng Gao
高跷 gāo qiāo stilts / walking on stilts as component of folk dance
高栏 gāo lán high hurdle
高安 Gāo ān see 高安市[Gao1an1 Shi4]
高岸 gāo àn in grand style / high bank
高帮 gāo bāng high-top (shoes) / ankle-high shoes
高材 gāo cái great talent / rare capability / person of outstanding ability
高参 gāo cān senior staff officer / staff officer of great talent
高敞 gāo chǎng large and spacious
高矗 gāo chù towering
高淳 Gāo chún Gaochun county in Nanjing 南京, Jiangsu
高次 gāo cì higher degree (e.g. equation in math.)
高蹈 gāo dǎo to travel far
高迪 Gāo dí Antoni Gaudí / (1852-1926), Catalan architect
高段 gāo duàn high-level (ability) / advanced
高反 gāo fǎn altitude sickness / abbr. for 高原反應|高原反应[gao1 yuan2 fan3 ying4]
高仿 gāo fǎng imitation / quality fake
高飞 gāo fēi to soar
高港 Gāo gǎng Gaogang district of Taizhou city 泰州市[Tai4 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu
高阁 gāo gé tall building / high shelf
高工 gāo gōng senior engineer (abbr. for 高級工程師|高级工程师[gao1 ji2 gong1 cheng2 shi1]) / (Tw) industrial vocational high school (abbr. for 高級工業職業學校|高级工业职业学校[gao1 ji2 gong1 ye4 zhi2 ye4 xue2 xiao4])
高教 gāo jiào higher education (abbr. for 高等教育[gao1deng3 jiao4yu4])
高街 gāo jiē high street (main street of a town or city) (loanword)
高看 gāo kàn to attach importance to sth / to value
高旷 gāo kuàng high and wide
高朗 gāo lǎng loud and clear / bright and clear
高冷 gāo lěng reserved / aloof / (geography) (of a location) elevated and cold
高亮 gāo liàng to highlight (computing) / (of sound) loud and clear / penetrating
高邻 gāo lín distinguished neighbor (honorific)
高陵 Gāo líng Gaoling county in Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1], Shaanxi
高迈 gāo mài exuberant / outstanding / in advanced years
高慢 gāo màn proud / overbearing
高密 gāo mì high density
Approximate Results for 高
提高 tí gāo to raise / to increase / to improve
最高 zuì gāo tallest / highest / supreme (court etc)
身高 shēn gāo (a person's) height
更高 gèng gāo higher / even higher
过高 guò gāo too high
升高 shēng gāo to raise / to ascend
崇高 chóng gāo majestic / sublime
增高 zēng gāo to heighten / to raise / to increase / to rise
抬高 tái gāo to raise (price etc)
偏高 piān gāo to be on the high side / to be unusually high
清高 qīng gāo noble and virtuous / aloof from politics and material pursuits
至高 zhì gāo paramount / supremacy
拉高 lā gāo to pull up
跳高 tiào gāo (athletics) high jump
拔高 bá gāo to raise (one's voice) / to overrate / to build up / to stand out / outstanding
标高 biāo gāo elevation / level
梵高 Fán Gāo Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter
凡高 Fán Gāo Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter
音高 yīn gāo pitch (music) / tone
垫高 diàn gāo a support / to raise / to bolster / to jack up
潮高  tidal height / height of tide
蹦高 bèng gāo to jump
测高 cè gāo altimetry
孤高 gū gāo arrogant
喝高 hē gāo to get drunk
乐高 Lè gāo Lego, Danish brand of plastic building blocks
临高 Lín gāo Lingao County, Hainan
米高 Mǐ gāo (HK) (name) Michael
男高 nán gāo (slang) male high school student
女高 nu:3 gāo (slang) female high school student / all-girls high school
上高 Shàng gāo Shanggao county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
沈高 shěn gāo Shengao
挑高 tiǎo gāo (architecture) high-ceilinged / to raise (a ceiling) to a height of
挑高 tiāo gāo (architecture) high-ceilinged / to raise (a ceiling) to a height of / ceiling height
新高 xīn gāo new high
眼高 yǎn gāo haughty / contemptuous / to have high expectations
阳高 Yáng gāo Yanggao county in Datong 大同[Da4 tong2], Shanxi
赵高 Zhào Gāo Zhao Gao (?-207 BC), one of the most vile, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty
正高 zhèng gāo orthometric height / orthometric elevation
职高 zhí gāo vocational high school (abbr. for 職業高中|职业高中[zhi2 ye4 gao1 zhong1])
自高 zì gāo to be proud of oneself
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不高兴 bù gāo xìng unhappy / dissatisfied
性高潮 xìng gāo cháo orgasm / climax
耐高温 nài gāo wēn heat-resistant
超高速 chāo gāo sù ultra high speed
莫高窟 Mò gāo kū Mogao caves in Dunhuang 敦煌, Gansu
男高音 nán gāo yīn tenor (singing voice) / a tenor
女高音 nu:3 gāo yīn soprano
戴高乐 Dài Gāo lè Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970), French general and politician, leader of the Free French during World War II and president of the Republic 1959-1969
汉高祖 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
的士高 dí shì gāo (HK) (loanword) disco
等高线 děng gāo xiàn contour line
超高频 chāo gāo pín super high frequency
张高丽 Zhāng Gāo lì Zhang Gaoli (1946-), PRC politician
唱高调 chàng gāo diào to sing the high part / to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
唐高祖 Táng Gāo zǔ Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵|李渊[Li3 Yuan1] (566-635), reigned 618-626
踩高跷 cǎi gāo qiāo to walk on stilts
上高县 Shàng gāo xiàn Shanggao county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
开高价  over-pricing / overbilling
蹦高儿 bèng gāo r erhua variant of 蹦高[beng4 gao1]
测高仪 cè gāo yí altimeter
等高仪 děng gāo yí astrolabe
堆高车 duī gāo chē high-lift pallet truck / pallet stacker
堆高机 duī gāo jī forklift
反高潮 fǎn gāo cháo anticlimax
非高峰 fēi gāo fēng off-peak
恨天高 hèn tiān gāo (slang) sky-high heels / ultra-high-heeled shoes
红高粱 hóng gāo liáng red sorghum
假高音 jiǎ gāo yīn falsetto, same as 假聲|假声
较高级 jiào gāo jí better quality / comparatively higher level
惧高症 jù gāo zhèng acrophobia
开高叉 kāi gāo chā slit dress
恐高症 kǒng gāo zhèng acrophobia / fear of heights
临高县 Lín gāo xiàn Lingao County, Hainan
米高梅 Mǐ gāo méi Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (American media company)
米高扬 Mǐ gāo yáng Mikoyan (name) / Anastas Ivanonovich Mikoyan (1895-1978), Soviet politician, politburo member in the 1950s and 1960s / Artem Ivanovich Mikoyan (1905-1970), brother of the politician and one designer of MiG military aircraft
烧高香 shāo gāo xiāng to burn incense / to thank profusely
甚高频 shèn gāo pín very high frequency (VHF)
使高贵 shǐ gāo guì to dignify
使高兴 shǐ gāo xìng to please / to make happy / to gratify / to rejoice
糖高粱 táng gāo liáng sweet sorghum
唐高宗 Táng Gāo zōng Emperor Gaozong of Tang, reign name of third Tang emperor Li Zhi 李治[Li3 Zhi4] (628-683), reigned 649-683
甜高粱 tián gāo liáng sweet sorghum
堆高车 tuī gāo chē power pallet truck
椭球高 tuǒ qiú gāo ellipsoidal height / geodetic height
限高架 xiàn gāo jià height restriction barrier
阳高县 Yáng gāo xiàn Yanggao county in Datong 大同[Da4 tong2], Shanxi
颜值高 yán zhí gāo good-looking
晕高儿 yùn gāo r to feel giddy on heights / vertigo
在高处 zài gāo chù aloft
朱高炽 Zhū Gāo chì Zhu Gaochi, personal name of fourth Ming emperor Hongxi 洪熙[Hong2 Xi1]
最高等 zuì gāo děng highest level / top class
最高音 zuì gāo yīn highest voice / highest pitch / highest note
最高域 zuì gāo yù top-level domain
兴高采烈 xìng gāo cǎi liè happy and excited (idiom) / in high spirits / in great delight
最高法院 zuì gāo fǎ yuàn supreme court
青藏高原 Qīng Zàng gāo yuán Qinghai-Tibetan plateau
至高无上 zhì gāo wú shàng supreme / paramount / unsurpassed
提高认识  awareness-building
居高临下 jū gāo lín xià lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom) / fig. to occupy a commanding position / to assume a haughty attitude
水涨船高 shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom) / fig. to change with the overall trend / to develop according to the situation
德高望重 dé gāo wàng zhòng a person of virtue and prestige / a person of good moral standing and reputation
远走高飞 yuǎn zǒu gāo fēi to go far / to escape to faraway places
趾高气扬 zhǐ gāo qì yáng high and mighty (idiom) / arrogant
黄土高原 Huáng tǔ Gāo yuán Loess Plateau of northwest China
秋高气爽 qiū gāo qì shuǎng clear and refreshing autumn weather
莫测高深 mò cè gāo shēn enigmatic / beyond one's depth / unfathomable
人高马大 rén gāo mǎ dà tall and strong
步步高升 bù bù gāo shēng to climb step by step / to rise steadily / on the up and up
曲高和寡 qǔ gāo hè guǎ difficult songs find few singers (idiom) / highbrow
束之高阁 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
债台高筑 zhài tái gāo zhù lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom) / heavily in debt
引吭高歌 yǐn háng gāo gē to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
自高自大 zì gāo zì dà to think of oneself as terrific (idiom) / arrogant
山高水长 shān gāo shuǐ cháng high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom) / fig. noble and far-reaching
撑杆跳高 chēng gān tiào gāo pole-vaulting
戴高帽子 dài gāo mào zi (coll.) to be the object of flattery / to be placed on a pedestal
外高加索 Wài Gāo jiā suǒ Transcaucasia, aka the South Caucasus
明镜高悬 míng jìng gāo xuán perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)
戈兰高地 Gē lán Gāo dì Golan Heights
巴高望上 bā gāo wàng shàng to wish for higher status (idiom) / to curry favor in the hope of promotion
不敢高攀 bù gǎn gāo pān lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term) / I cannot presume on your attention
不识高低 bù shí gāo dī can't recognize tall or short (idiom) / doesn't know what's what
才高八斗 cái gāo bā dǒu of great talent (idiom)
登高望远 dēng gāo wàng yuǎn to stand tall and see far (idiom) / taking the long and broad view / acute foresight
登高一呼 dēng gāo yī hū to make a clarion call / to make a public appeal
福星高照 fú xīng gāo zhào lucky star in the ascendant (idiom) / a lucky sign
功高不赏 gōng gāo bù shǎng high merit that one can never repay (idiom) / invaluable achievements
功高望重 gōng gāo wàng zhòng high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
好高骛远 hào gāo wù yuǎn to bite off more than one can chew (idiom) / to aim too high
绝对高度 jué duì gāo dù absolute temperature
空腹高心 kōng fù gāo xīn ambitious despite a lack of talent (idiom)
扒高踩低 pá gāo cǎi dī crawl high, step low (idiom) / unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors / toadying and bullying
攀高结贵 pān gāo jié guì lit. to cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom) / to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful / social climbing
棋高一着 qí gāo yī zhāo to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom) / to outsmart one's opponent
秦镜高悬 Qín jìng gāo xuán see 明鏡高懸|明镜高悬[ming2 jing4 gao1 xuan2]
山高水险 shān gāo shuǐ xiǎn lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift / to undertake an arduous task or journey (idiom)
心高气傲 xīn gāo qì ào proud and arrogant
眼高手低 yǎn gāo shǒu dī to have high standards but little ability / to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)
展翅高飞 zhǎn chì gāo fēi to spread one's wings and soar (idiom) / to develop one's abilities freely
志高气扬 zhì gāo qì yáng high-spirited and smug
置诸高阁 zhì zhū gāo gé lit. place on a high shelf / to pay no attention to (idiom)
自命清高 zì mìng qīng gāo to think of oneself as high and pure (idiom) / smug and self-righteous / holier-than-thou
自视甚高 zì shì shèn gāo to think highly of oneself (idiom) / giving oneself airs / arrogant and self-important
钻坚仰高 zuān jiān yǎng gāo lit. looking up to it, it gets higher / boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects) / fig. to delve deeply into one's studies / meticulous and diligent study
足高气强 zú gāo qì jiàng high and mighty (idiom) / arrogant
足高气扬 zú gāo qì yáng high and mighty (idiom) / arrogant
低潮高地  low-tide elevation
海底高地  submarine elevation
海底高原  oceanic plateau / plateau
Chinese Tones