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Character Decomposition
高=亠+口+冋
Etymology
A tall palace
Meanings
high
tall
above average
loud
your (honorific)
surname Gao
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Words with 高 892 total
high level · high grade · advanced · high-ranking高级gāo jíhigh price高价gāo jiàwise opinion · brilliant idea (honorific)高见gāo jiànhigher education (abbr. for 高等教育 gāo děng jiào yù)高教gāo jiàonoble and clean-living · lofty and unsullied高洁gāo jiéto take up a prestigious position · (courteous) to work (as in 您在哪高就 nín zài nǎ gāo jiù "where are you working?")高就gāo jiùto stand above · to occupy an important position · to rank (among the top few)高居gāo jūto lift up · to hold high高举gāo jǔhigh and steep高峻gāo jùnto attach importance to sth · to value高看gāo kànhigh-pitched and penetrating (musical instrument, voice etc) · high-spirited · fever-pitched (atmosphere)高亢gāo kàng
Idioms with 高 333 total Chain
to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion巴高望上bā gāo wàng shàngcrawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors · toadying and bullying扒高踩低pá gāo cǎi dīlit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term) · I cannot presume on your attention不敢高攀bù gǎn gāo pāncan't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what不识高低bù shí gāo dīnot to know the immensity of heaven and earth · an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities不知天高地厚bù zhī tiān gāo dì hòu
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