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高
gāo
1.
high
2.
tall
3.
above average
4.
loud
5.
your (honorific)
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
上高
Shànggāo
Shanggao county in Yichun [[宜春]], Jiangxi
偏高
piāngāo
to be on the high side
凡高
FánGāo
Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter
垫高
diàngāo
a support
增高
zēnggāo
to heighten
孤高
gūgāo
arrogant
崇高
chónggāo
majestic
抬高
táigāo
to raise (price etc)
拉高
lāgāo
to pull up
拔高
bágāo
to raise (one's voice)
提高
tígāo
to raise
升高
shēnggāo
to raise
梵高
FánGāo
Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter
乐高
Lègāo
Lego (toys)
标高
biāogāo
elevation
清高
qīnggāo
noble and virtuous
临高
Língāo
Lin'gao County, Hainan
自高
zìgāo
to be proud of oneself
至高
zhìgāo
paramount
赵高
ZhàoGāo
Zhao Gao (?-207 BC), one of the most vile, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty
Example Sentences (10)
根据调查，阅读能力好的人，不但容易找到工作，而且工资也比较高。
Gēnjù diàochá, Yuèdú nénglì hǎo de rén, Búdàn róngyì zhǎodào gōngzuò, Érqiě gōngzī yě bǐjiào gāo.
According to the survey, people with good reading ability not only find it easy to get a job, but their salaries are also relatively high.
Text 4
有的人认为，工资高、能赚钱就是幸福；有的人认为，心情放松、身体健康才是幸福；也有人认为，能帮助别人就是一种幸福。
Yǒu de rén rènwéi, gōngzī gāo, néng zhuànqián jiù shì xìngfú; yǒu de rén rènwéi, xīnqíng fàngsōng, shēntǐ jiànkāng cái shì xìngfú; yě yǒu rén rènwéi, néng bāngzhù biérén jiù shì yì zhǒng xìngfú.
Some people think that a high salary and being able to make money is happiness; some people think that a relaxed mood and good health are happiness; others think that being able to help others is a kind of happiness.
Text 5
别客气，你女儿长得白白的，胖胖的，真可爱！现在多高了？
Bié kèqi, nǐ nǚ'ér zhǎng de bái bái de, pàng pàng de, zhēn kě'ài! Xiànzài duō gāo le?
You're welcome. Your daughter looks fair and chubby, really cute! How tall is she now?
Text 2
马可比我高，我比马可矮一点儿。
Mǎkě bǐ wǒ gāo, wǒ bǐ Mǎkě ǎi yìdiǎnr.
Marco is taller than me; I'm a little shorter than Marco.
Text 1
例如，夏天把空调的温度开得高一些，出门时记得关空调和电脑，这样可以节约用电；少开车，多骑车或者乘坐地铁和公共汽车，这样能降低空气污染；还有养成把垃圾丢进垃圾桶的习惯什么的。
Lìrú, Xiàtiān bǎ kōngtiáo de wēndù kāi de gāo yìxiē, chūmén shí jìde guān kōngtiáo hé diànnǎo, zhèyàng kěyǐ jiéyuē yòngdiàn; shǎo kāichē, duō qíchē huòzhě chéngzuò dìtiě hé gōnggòng qìchē, zhèyàng néng jiàngdī kōngqì wūrǎn; háiyǒu yǎngchéng bǎ lājī diū jìn lājītǒng de xíguàn shénme de.
For example, in summer set the air conditioner temperature a bit higher, and remember to turn off the air conditioner and the computer when you go out; drive less and ride a bike or take the subway and buses, which can reduce air pollution; also develop the habit of throwing trash into trash bins, and so on.
Text 5
像乒乓球、羽毛球、跑步等运动对条件要求不高，所以它们都成为人们运动不错的选择。
Xiàng pīngpāngqiú, yǔmáoqiú, pǎobù děng yùndòng duì tiáojiàn yāoqiú bù gāo, suǒyǐ tāmen dōu chéngwéi rénmen yùndòng bùcuò de xuǎnzé.
Sports like table tennis, badminton, and running don't require much, so they have all become good options for people to get exercise.
Text 5
山越高，路越难走。我也越爬越冷。
Shān yuè gāo, lù yuè nán zǒu. Wǒ yě yuè pá yuè lěng.
The higher the mountain, the harder the road is to walk. I also get colder the more I climb.
Text 3
不是。那个又高又漂亮的女孩子是二年级的。
Bù shì. Nà ge yòu gāo yòu piàoliang de nǚ háizi shì èr niánjí de.
No. That tall and pretty girl is a second-year student.
Text 1
一个人即便能力再高，经验再丰富，如果对工作没有责任心，也很难把工作做好。
Yí gè rén jíbiàn nénglì zài gāo, jīngyàn zài fēngfù, rúguǒ duì gōngzuò méiyǒu zérènxīn, yě hěn nán bǎ gōngzuò zuò hǎo.
Even if a person is highly capable and very experienced, if they lack a sense of responsibility for their work, it is still hard to do the job well.
Text 5
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 133
- Word Frequency Rank
- 331 of 84,292
- Radical Number
- 189