gāo
糕
cake; pastry; surname
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Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesnoun
cake; pastry
Refers to food made of rice or wheat flour, often ste by steaming or baking. Can be sweet or savory.
Tā她
hěn很
xǐ喜
huān欢
chī吃
gāng刚
chū出
lú炉
de的
rè热
dàn蛋
gāo糕
。
She really likes eating hot cakes fresh out of the oven.
Chūn春
jié节
de的
shí时
hou候
，
Zhōng中
guó国
rén人
xí习
guàn惯
chī吃
nián年
gāo糕
。
During the Spring Festival, Chinese people customarily eat New Year rice cakes.
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Zhè这
jiā家
lǎo老
zì字
hào号
diàn店
de的
guì桂
huā花
gāo糕
hěn很
yǒu有
míng名
。
The osmanthus cakes from this time-honored shop are very famous.
Wǒ我
xiǎng想
gěi给
ér儿
zi子
mǎi买
kuài块
lǜ绿
dòu豆
gāo糕
dāng当
líng零
shí食
。
I want to buy a piece of mung bean cake for my son as a snack.
Xià夏
tiān天
chī吃
xuě雪
gāo糕
kě可
yǐ以
jiě解
shǔ暑
。
Eating ice cream in the summer can help relieve the heat.
noun
a Chinese surname
Used as a family name.
Wǒ我
de的
lín邻
jū居
xìng姓
Gāo糕
。
My neighbor's surname is Gao.
Yǒu有
yí一
wèi位
Gāo糕
xiān先
sheng生
zài在
dà大
tīng厅
děng等
nín您
。
There is a Mr. Gao waiting for you in the lobby.
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Qǐng请
wèn问
nín您
guì贵
xìng姓
？
Miǎn免
guì贵
xìng姓
Gāo糕
。
May I ask your surname? My humble surname is Gao.
Gāo糕
jiā家
zài在
dāng当
dì地
shì是
yí一
gè个
dà大
jiā家
zú族
。
The Gao family is a large clan in the local area.
Tā他
zài在
biǎo表
gé格
de的
xìng姓
shì氏
lán栏
tián填
le了
“
Gāo糕
”
zì字
。
He filled in the character 'Gao' in the surname column of the form.