"Highly" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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高度 gāo dù height / altitude / elevation / high degree / highly / CL:個|个[ge4]
逴 chuò apparent / distant / highly
高效 gāo xiào efficient / highly effective
星级 xīng jí star rating / top-class / highly rated
资深 zī shēn veteran (journalist etc) / senior / highly experienced
推崇 tuī chóng to esteem / to think highly of / to accord importance to / to revere
恭维 gōng wei to praise / to speak highly of / compliment / praise
强人 qiáng rén (politics) strongman / (in the workplace, esp. of a woman) a highly capable person / (old) robber
剧毒 jù dú highly toxic / extremely poisonous
敬仰 jìng yǎng to revere / highly esteemed
妙手 miào shǒu miraculous hands of a healer / highly skilled person / brilliant move in chess or weiqi (go) 圍棋|围棋
大功告成 dà gōng gào chéng successfully accomplished (project or goal) / to be highly successful
圣手 shèng shǒu divine physician / sage doctor / highly skilled practitioner
精干 jīng gàn crack (troops) / special (forces) / highly capable
高发 gāo fā (of diseases, accidents) to occur with a high incidence / (old) to score highly in the imperial exams
卓有成效 zhuó yǒu chéng xiào highly effective / fruitful
盛赞 shèng zàn to praise highly / an accolade
看得起 kàn de qǐ to show respect for / to think highly of
高效能 gāo xiào néng highly efficient / effectivity
器重 qì zhòng to regard sth as valuable / to think highly of (a younger person, a subordinate etc)
国手 guó shǒu (sports) member of the national team / national representative / (medicine, chess etc) one of the most highly skilled practitioners in one's country
夸赞 kuā zàn to praise / to speak highly of / to commend
红海 Hóng Hǎi (neologism) highly competitive market (contrasted with 藍海|蓝海[lan2 hai3])
抬举 tái ju to lift sth up / to elevate sb / to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) / to show great regard / to speak highly / Taiwan pr. [tai2 ju3]
抬举 tái jǔ to lift sth up / to elevate sb / to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) / to show great regard / to speak highly
天珠 tiān zhū dzi bead, a type of stone bead highly prized in Tibet for many centuries, reputed to hold supernatural power
自鸣得意 zì míng dé yì to think highly of oneself
恩准 ēn zhǔn approved by His (or Her) Majesty / permission graciously granted (from highly authoritative position) / to graciously permit / to condescend to allow
金 jīn gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
花拳绣腿 huā quán xiù tuǐ flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom) / highly embellished and ineffectual / fancy but impractical skills / all show and no go / pugilistic wankery
夜郎自大 Yè láng zì dà lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom) / fig. foolish conceit
推重 tuī zhòng to esteem / to think highly of / to accord importance to / to revere
精 jīng essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic)
秋毫无犯 qiū háo wú fàn (idiom) (of soldiers) highly disciplined, not committing the slightest offence against civilians
铁树开花 tiě shù kāi huā lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom) / a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence
过目不忘 guò mù bù wàng to have a highly retentive memory / to have sth imprinted in one's memory
一字千金 yī zì qiān jīn one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect / each word is highly valued
绝顶聪明 jué dǐng cōng ming highly intelligent / brilliant
自视甚高 zì shì shèn gāo to think highly of oneself (idiom) / giving oneself airs / arrogant and self-important
深明大义 shēn míng dà yì to have a high notion of one's duty / to be highly principled
高浓缩铀 gāo nóng suō yóu highly enriched uranium (HEU)
催膘 cuī biāo to feed livestock with highly nutritional food in order to fatten them up in a short time
药到病除 yào dào bìng chú lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom) / fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results / (of a solution or method) highly effective
愤青 fèn qīng angry youth &ndash / highly nationalistic young Chinese people (abbr. for 憤怒青年|愤怒青年[feng4 nu4 qing1 nian2]) (neologism c. 1970s)
尊尚 zūn shàng to value highly / to hold up sth as a model
推尊 tuī zūn to esteem / to revere / to think highly of sb
武艺高强 wǔ yì gāo qiáng highly skilled in martial arts
盛称 shèng chēng enthusiastic praise / to praise highly
众人敬仰 zhòng rén jìng yǎng universally admired / highly esteemed by everyone
能诗善文 néng shī shàn wén highly literate / lit. capable at poetry, proficient at prose
自视清高 zì shì qīng gāo to think highly of oneself (idiom) / giving oneself airs / arrogant and self-important
重利 zhòng lì high interest / huge profit / to value money highly
钻石王老五 zuàn shí wáng lǎo wǔ highly eligible bachelor / desirable male partner
高抬 gāo tái to speak highly of sb
高致病性 gāo zhì bìng xìng highly pathenogenic
高浓度铀 gāo nóng duó yóu highly enriched uranium / high-enriched uranium
高度举债机构 gāo duó jǔ zhài jī gòu highly leveraged institution
高杠杆金融机构  highly leveraged institution
1995年鱼类种群协定  Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks / 1995 Fish Stocks Agreemen
大偏心率轨道  highly eccentric orbit
高度活性碳氢化合物  highly reactive hydrocarbons
高效抗逆转录病毒疗法  highly active antiretroviral therapy
高度洄游鱼类  highly migratory fish stock
高致病禽流感  highly pathogenic avian influenza
颖异 yǐng yì highly intelligent / original and unique
宗匠 zōng jiàng person with remarkable academic or artistic attainments / master craftsman / highly esteemed person
聪明绝顶 cōng ming jué dǐng highly intelligent / brilliant
辜鸿铭 Gū Hóng míng Ku Hung-ming or Gu Hongming (1857-1928), Malaysian man of letters, highly regarded for his literary works written mostly in English, and known for his monarchist views
鄙视链 bǐ shì liàn a ranking of items in a particular category, with the most highly regarded on top (neologism c. 2012, coined by analogy with 食物鏈|食物链[shi2 wu4 lian4], food chain)
开脑洞 kāi nǎo dòng to blow people's minds with highly imaginative, bizarre ideas
特效药 tè xiào yào effective medicine for a specific condition / highly effective medicine
皇帝女儿不愁嫁 huáng dì nu:3 ér bù chóu jià lit. the emperor's daughter does not worry about whether she will be able to marry (idiom) / fig. highly sought after
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