HSK 2 HSK C1/W1/V1
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高

/ gāo / 
Strokes

Definition

high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)

Example

As an Adjective

tall; high

1
Tā
他
hē
喝
de
得
yǒudiǎnr  
有点儿
gāo
高
le
了
  
。

He is a bit high (on alcohol).

2
Wǒ
我
gòu
够
bù
不
dào
到
nàme
那么
gāo
高
  
。

I can't reach that high.

3
Wǒ
我
érzi
儿子
bǐ
比
tā
她
gāo
高
de
得
duō
多
  
。

My son is much taller than she is.

4
Tàiyang
太阳
yǐjīng
已经
hěn
很
gāo
高
le
了
  
。

The sun was already high.

5
Tā
他
zhōngděng
中等
piān
偏
gāo
高
  
。

He is a little above the middle height.

6
Yòng
用
zhěntou
枕头
bǎ
把
tóu
头
diàn
垫
gāo
高

use a pillow to elevate one's head

7
Gāo
高
chū
出
yītóu
一头
  
/
bàntóu
半头

be taller by a head/half a head; top sb by a head/half a head

8
Bùgòu
不够
gāo
高

not high/tall enough

As a Noun

height; altitude; vertical measurement

9
Tā
他
de
的
niánshōurù
年收入
Gāo
高
dá
达
qī
七
wèi
位
shǔ
数
  
。

His yearly income runs into seven figures.

10
Xiāoshòué
销售额
jīnnián
今年
dádào
达到
xīngāo
新高
  
。

Sales have reached a new high this year.

11
Shèlìtǎ
舍利塔
gāo
高
50
50
mǐ
米
  
。

The elevation/height of the dagoba is 50 metres. / The dagoba is 50 metres high/tall.

12
Qí
齐
yāo
腰
gāo
高

waist-high

13
Gāosān
高三
mǐ
米
  
,
cháng
长
wǔ
五
mǐ
米

three metres high and five metres long

As a Noun

high place; high

As an Adjective

of a high degree/level; above the average

As an Adjective

(of ranks, position, etc) high

As an Adjective

your; his; her; their

As an Adjective

containing one more oxygen atom in an acid or a chemical compound

As a Noun

altitude