gāo
diào
調

HSK 7-9
common
noun

Meaning of 高调

高调 means a high-pitched tone; high pitch; lofty rhetoric; high-sounding talk; unrealistic talk. Pronounced gāo diào. HSK 7-9.

  • a high-pitched tone; high pitch
  • lofty rhetoric; high-sounding talk; unrealistic talk

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
shǒu
de
jié
wěi
fen
yòng
le
gāo
diào
 

The ending part of this song uses a high pitch.

yòng
gāo
diào
chàng
wán
le
zuì
hòu
 

He finished the last line singing in a high pitch.