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高 Gāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Gāo | Gao1
English translation
surname Gao
high
tall
above average
loud
your (honorific)
tall, lofty; high, elevated

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About 高 Gāo

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HSK level

2

Number of strokes

10

Radical frequency

34

Traditional form

高 Gāo

Contains the radical

高 Gāo

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

A tall palace

Etymology of 高 Gāo

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿳亠口冋

Explanation

Pictograph of a tall building. Similar to 京 Jīng .

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Example sentences using 高 Gāo

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万般皆下品,惟有 wéi yǒu 读书 dú shū 高 Gāo .

To be a scholar is to be the top of society.

这 zhè 书 Shū 放 fàng 得 dé 太 tài 高 Gāo , 我 wǒ 够 gòu 不 bù 着 zhāo .

The book's too high -- I can't reach it.

最后 zuìhòu , 最高 zuì gāo 法院 fǎyuàn 断然 duàn rán 拒绝 jùjué 了 le "阿纳特 tè " 案 àn 超过 chāoguò 票数 piào shù 的 de " 甜 tián 与 yú 苦 kǔ " 的 de 理论 lǐlùn .

Ultimately, the Court squarely rejected the Arnett plurality's " bitter with the sweet " theory.

这种 zhè zhǒng 建筑 jiànzhù 造价 zào jià 较 jiào 高 Gāo .

It costs much to build this kind of building.

而 ér 在 zài 高压氧 gāo yā yǎng 治疗 zhìliáo 后 Hòu , 剩 shèng 馀 yú 手指 shǒuzhǐ 坏疽 huài jū 改善 gǎishàn .

After hyperbaric oxygen therapy was given , digital gangrene improved.

Words with 高 Gāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
高兴 gāoxìng happy高興
高 Gāo high高 Gāo
提高 tígāo to raise提高 tígāo
最高 zuì gāo tallest最高 zuì gāo
高中 gāo zhōng senior high school高中 gāo zhōng
高度 gāo dù height高度 gāo dù
高级 gāojí high level高級
高速 gāo sù high speed高速 gāo sù
高校 gāo xiào abbr. for 高等學校|高等学校 gāo děng xué xiào 高校 gāo xiào
高手 gāo shǒu expert高手 gāo shǒu
高于 gāo yú greater than高於
高层 gāo céng high level高層
高潮 gāocháo high tide高潮 gāocháo
高达 Gāo dá Gundam, Japanese animation franchise高達
高尔夫 gāo ěr fū golf (loanword)高爾夫
高考 gāo kǎo (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)高考 gāo kǎo
高速公路 gāosùgōnglù expressway高速公路 gāosùgōnglù
身高 shēn gāo (a person's) height身高 shēn gāo
高档 gāodàng high grade高檔
高等 gāo děng higher高等 gāo děng
高峰 gāofēng peak高峰 gāofēng
高贵 gāo guì grandeur高貴
高尚 gāoshàng noble高尚 gāoshàng
升高 shēng gāo to raise昇高
高跟鞋 gāo gēn xié high-heeled shoes高跟鞋 gāo gēn xié

高 Gāo Decomposition & Compounds

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高 Gāo Decomposition

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高 Gāo Compounds

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  • 高 Gāo
    • 蒿 hāo
      • 藁 gǎo , 嚆 hāo , 藳 gǎo
    • 翯 hè
      • 瀥
    • 槀 gǎo
      • 燺
    • 滈
      • 薃 hào
    • 搞 gǎo , 敲 qiāo , 稿 gǎo , 膏 gāo , 镐 gǎo , 鎬 gǎo , 犒 kào , 嵩 sōng , 槁 gǎo , 歊 xiāo , 縞 gǎo , 篙 gāo , 嗃 hè , 塙 què , 暠 gǎo , 熇 kǎo , 碻 què , 缟 gǎo , 髇 xiāo , 髝 láo , 髞 sào , 傐, 嵪, 皜, 禞, 謞, 髚, 髛, 髜, 鰝
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