高
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Definitions
- 1. high
- 2. tall
- 3. above average
- 4. loud
- 5. your (honorific)
Words Containing 高
to raise
lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
majestic
alternately soaring and plunging
to raise
the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend
happy and excited (idiom)
high jump (athletics)
(a person's) height
senior high school
height
arrogant
high price
plateau
high pressure
tall; lofty; towering
noble
high level
high mountain; alpine mountain
peak
peak period
height
expert
efficient
high tech
greater than
expensive
Gaoming District of Foshan City 佛山市[fó shān shì], Guangdong
superior quality
high temperature
to surge up
high tide; high water
golf
high tech; high technology
high altitude
high-level
high level
happy
high blood pressure
high-sounding speech
grandeur
excellent
high-heeled shoes
high speed
expressway
high speed rail
dainty
high quota
elderly
lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
to compete against
Shanggao county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
Shanggao county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
equally matched
lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term)
not to know the immensity of heaven and earth
can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
high-to-medium-altitude air defense (HIMAD)
to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, completed in 2010
see 人往高處走，水往低處流|人往高处走，水往低处流[rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú]
man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
tall and strong
falsetto, same as 假聲|假声
to be on the high side
lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter
(slang) Something awesome is about to happen! (originally, in a Japanese space battleship anime, it meant \Danger! High energy up ahead!\ — a warning to either prepare for battle or take evasive action)
to set a box office record
high merit that one can never repay (idiom); invaluable achievements
high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
lit. one's accomplishments overshadow the authority of the sovereign (idiom)
my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion
my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion
Transcaucasia, aka the South Caucasus
anticlimax
please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
to get a better job somewhere else (idiom)
A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
Emperor Gaozong of Tang, reign name of third Tang emperor Li Zhi 李治[lǐ zhì] (628-683), reigned 649-683
Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵|李渊[lǐ yuān] (566-635), reigned 618-626
to sing the high part
to get drunk
aloft
forklift
high-lift pallet truck; pallet stacker
a support
to heighten
Transcaucasia, aka the South Caucasus
Raise the Red Lantern (1991), movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋[zhāng yì móu]
see 秋高氣爽|秋高气爽[qiū gāo qì shuǎng]
lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
soprano
to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
arrogant
(of prices, rates etc) to remain high
to spread one's wings and soar (idiom)
high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom); fig. noble and far-reaching
lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift
high as the mountain and deep as the sea (idiom); fig. infinite bounty
to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion
Pamir high plateau on the border between Xinjiang and Tajikistan
to be advanced in both years and virtue (idiom)
to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
Zhang Gaoli (1946-), PRC politician
a person of virtue and prestige
proud and arrogant
high-spirited and smug
orgasm
orgasm
orgasm
acrophobia
acrophobia
Golan Heights
(coll.) to be the object of flattery
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
of great talent (idiom)
crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors
to play golf
to play golf
to raise (price etc)
to pull up
to raise (one's voice)
(architecture) high-ceilinged
pole-vaulting
pole vault
Shan plateau of east Myanmar (Burma)
lit. to cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom); to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful
new high
perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)
NCEE, National College Entrance Examination (college entrance exam in PRC)
difficult songs find few singers (idiom)
high performance
tallest
PRC Supreme People's Procuratorate (prosecutor's office)
Supreme People's Court (PRC)
wage ceiling
supreme court
highest level
maximum amount
highest voice
Zhu Gaochi, personal name of fourth Ming emperor Hongxi 洪熙[hóng xī]
tied up in a bundle on a high shelf
Eastern Myanmar plateau
Gregorian calendar
Gregory or Grigory (name)
Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter
to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom)
Lego (toys)
elevation
see 樹高千丈，葉落歸根|树高千丈，叶落归根[shù gāo qiān zhàng , yè luò guī gēn]
fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb)
to climb step by step
highly skilled in martial arts
all-time high
noble and virtuous
posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC
to burn incense
very high frequency (VHF)
sweet sorghum
biopolymers
tenor
tenor part
to make a clarion call
to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view
white coat hypertension
disco (loanword)
highest true (non-falsetto) voice
haughty
to have high standards but little ability
when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (idiom)
lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign
clear and refreshing autumn weather
see 明鏡高懸|明镜高悬[míng jìng gāo xuán]
ambitious despite a lack of talent (idiom)
contour line
Michael (name)
Mikoyan (name)
top-notch efficiency
sweet sorghum
Khmer Rouge, Cambodian political party
red sorghum
absolute temperature
lit. place on a high shelf
Supreme Court of the United States
heat-resistant
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Professional Golfer's Association (PGA)
Lingao County, Hainan
Lingao County, Hainan
to think of oneself as high and pure (idiom); smug and self-righteous
to think highly of oneself (idiom); giving oneself airs
to think highly of oneself (idiom); giving oneself airs
to be proud of oneself
to think of oneself as terrific (idiom); arrogant
paramount
supreme
supreme power
peak of excitement
enigmatic