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gāo
高

HSK 1
common

Meaning of 高

高 means tall; high; far from ground; height; elevation. Pronounced gāo. HSK 1.

  • tall; high; far from ground
  • height; elevation
  • altitude (geometry)

Character Info

Radical高
Strokes10
Components
亠
口
冂
冖

Stroke Order

高

Definitions & Examples

Zhè这
dòng栋
gāo高
lóu楼
dà大
shà厦
yǒu有
sān三
shí十
céng层
 。

This tall building has thirty floors.

Wǒ我
de的
jiā家
xiāng乡
dì地
shì势
hěn很
gāo高
 ，
hěn很
shǎo少
jī积
shuǐ水
 。

My hometown has high terrain and rarely has standing water.

Nà那
kē棵
lǎo老
huái槐
shù树
zhǎng长
de得
hěn很
gāo高
 。

That old locust tree grows very tall.

Fēi飞
jī机
zài在
gāo高
kōng空
fēi飞
xíng行
 。

The plane is flying at high altitude.

Zhàn站
zài在
gāo高
chù处
kě可
yǐ以
kàn看
dào到
zhěng整
gè个
cūn村
zi子
 。

Standing at a high place, you can see the whole village.

Relations

Common Words

高兴 / 高興gāoxìng

happy; delighted; pleased; like to do something

高中gāozhōng

senior high school

高大gāodà

tall and large; lofty and great

高级 / 高級gāojí

high-ranking; high-grade; advanced

高低gāodī

degree; superiority; propriety; anyway; in the end

高手gāoshǒu

expert; master; ace

高尚gāoshàng

noble; lofty; high-minded; elevated

高度gāodù

height; altitude; highly; to a great degree

高校gāoxiào

college; university; higher education institution