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high tall above average loud your (honorific)
Kaohsiung, a special municipality in south Taiwan
Trad. 高難
extremely difficult hard and dangerous challenging
Trad. 高雲
Gao Yun (died 409) emperor of Northern or Later Yan dynasty
Gaoqing county in Zibo 淄博[Zi1 bo2], Shandong
(of boots, socks etc) long; high; tall
(architecture) high-ceilinged to raise (a ceiling) to a height of ceiling height
senior engineer (abbr. for 高級工程師|高级工程师[gao1 ji2 gong1 cheng2 shi1]) (Tw) industrial vocational high school (abbr. for 高級工業職業學校|高级工业职业学校[gao1 ji2 gong1 ye4 zhi2 ye4 xue2 xiao4])
Trad. 高頭
higher authority the bosses on top of
Trad. 高幫
high-top (shoes) ankle-high shoes
to heighten to raise to increase to rise
Trad. 高幹
high cadre top party member
Trad. 高飛
Goofy (friend of Mickey Mouse)
height altitude elevation high degree highly CL:個|个[ge4]
expert past master dab hand
Trad. 高麗
Korean Goryeo dynasty, 918-1392 Korea, esp. in context of art and culture
great talent; rare capability person of outstanding ability
wise move masterstroke bright ideas
raised high (of a person) slender; tall and thin (Taiwan pr. [gao1tiao1])
Trad. 高揚
held high elevated uplift soaring
social climbing to claim connections with people in higher social class
efficient highly effective
higher education (abbr. for 高等教育[gao1 deng3 jiao4 yu4])
Trad. 高數
further math advanced mathematics (school subject, abbr. for 高等數學|高等数学)
Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855), German mathematician
gauss, unit of magnetic induction
see 上高縣|上高县[Shang4 gao1 Xian4]
to hold (one's head) high expensive high (spirits etc)
(slang) male high school student
see 高明區|高明区[Gao1 ming2 Qu1]
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter
brilliant; superior; wise
loud and clear bright and clear
Takagi (Japanese surname)
great talent rare capability person of outstanding ability
overhead elevated (walkway, highway etc) elevated road
universities and colleges abbr. for 高等學校|高等学校
Takahashi (name) Takahashi city in Okayama prefecture, Japan Highbridge (name)
Trad. 高樓
high building multistory building skyscraper CL:座[zuo4]
Trad. 高樹
Kaoshu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
Trad. 高橋
Takahashi (Japanese surname)
Trad. 高檔
superior quality high grade top grade
higher degree (e.g. equation in math.)
to sing loudly to lift one's voice in song
high-level (ability) advanced
Trad. 趙高
Zhao Gao (?-207 BC), one of the most vile, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty
see 高淳區|高淳区[Gao1 chun2 Qu1]
high definition (television etc) high fidelity (audio)
to raise (one's voice) to overrate to build up to stand out outstanding
Trad. 陽高
Yanggao county in Datong 大同[Da4 tong2], Shanxi
see 高港區|高港区[Gao1 gang3 Qu1]
Trad. 高漲
to surge up to rise (of tensions etc) to run high
Trad. 高潔
noble and clean-living lofty and unsullied
high tide; high water upsurge; peak of activity climax (of a story, a competition etc) to have an orgasm
(sports) high ball; lob (Tw, HK) golf (abbr. for 高爾夫球|高尔夫球[gao1 er3 fu1 qiu2]) highball (cocktail)
to be on the high side to be unusually high
Takada (Japanese surname)
Trad. 高發
(of diseases, accidents) to occur with a high incidence (old) to score highly in the imperial exams
to attach importance to sth to value
height (i.e. whether short or tall)
tallest highest supreme (court etc)
altitude (e.g. above street level) elevation
(of a person) slender; tall and thin
relative superiority (better or worse, stronger or weaker, above or below etc)
Trad. 淨高
(architecture) clear height; vertical clearance (from the floor to the lowest hanging object, such as a beam, pipe or ceiling) (coll.) a person's height measured without shoes; actual height
high-level higher (animals, education etc) advanced (math etc)
senior high school abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]
to pass brilliantly (used in congratulatory fashion)
Trad. 樂高
Lego, Danish brand of plastic building blocks
high-pitched and penetrating (musical instrument, voice etc) high-spirited fever-pitched (atmosphere)
to highlight (computing) (of sound) loud and clear penetrating
senior executive; senior manager (abbr. for 高級管理人員|高级管理人员[gao1 ji2 guan3 li3 ren2 yuan2])
noble and virtuous aloof from politics and material pursuits
sorghum common sorghum (Sorghum vulgare)
Trad. 高級
high level high grade advanced high-ranking
(of prices etc) to stay high
to overestimate to overrate
high position eminent status top job raised position upper (limbs) a high (i.e. local maximum) high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc
height; level; (music) pitch relative superiority propriety; discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低[bu4 zhi1 gao1 di1]) no matter what; just; simply (will not ..., must ... etc) at long last
Trad. 高維
(math.) higher dimensional
Trad. 高縣
Gao county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[Yi2 bin1], Sichuan
highlight (in a photo or painting) (cosmetics) highlighter
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter also pr. [Fan2gao1]
Gao Xiang (1688-1753), Qing dynasty painter
reserved aloof (geography) (of a location) elevated and cold
college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4]) (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试)
to be higher (than the stated amount) by ...
Trad. 墊高
a support to raise to bolster to jack up
Trad. 高聳
erect towering to stand tall
Trad. 高職
vocational higher education institution (abbr. for 高等職業技術學校|高等职业技术学校[gao1 deng3 zhi2 ye4 ji4 shu4 xue2 xiao4]) senior academic or professional title (abbr. for 高級職稱|高级职称[gao1 ji2 zhi2 cheng1]) high-ranking employee (abbr. for 高級職員|高级职员[gao1 ji2 zhi2 yuan2]) (Tw) vocational high school
high interest rate usurious
gaoqiang, high-pitched opera singing style
Trad. 高興
happy glad willing (to do sth) in a cheerful mood
Trad. 高參
senior staff officer; staff officer of great talent
altitude sickness abbr. for 高原反應|高原反应[gao1 yuan2 fan3 ying4]
see 高台縣|高台县[Gao1 tai2 Xian4]
Trad. 職高
vocational high school (abbr. for 職業高中|职业高中[zhi2 ye4 gao1 zhong1])
Gaotang county in Liaocheng 聊城[Liao2 cheng2], Shandong
to sing loudly fig. to mouth slogans
to shout loudly to raise a cry to yell
high street (main street of a town or city) (loanword)
see 高要區|高要区[Gao1 yao1 Qu1]
Gaoping district of Nanchong city 南充市[Nan2 chong1 shi4], Sichuan
Trad. 高見
wise opinion brilliant idea (honorific)
main hall honorific for one's parents (old)
Trad. 高調
high-sounding speech bombast high-profile
Trad. 高壓
(physics) high pressure (meteorology) high atmospheric pressure high voltage systolic blood pressure high-handed; oppressive
Trad. 高論
enlightening remarks (honorific) brilliant views
to rise high; to spring up
honorific: Your distinguished disciple Your most brilliant pupil
Trad. 高壽
longevity venerable age your venerable age?
Trad. 高蹺
stilts walking on stilts as component of folk dance
masterly subtle and clever (or artwork, writing etc)
Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926), Catalan architect
high speed expressway (abbr. for 高速公路[gao1 su4 gong1 lu4])
Gaozong, the temple name of various emperors, notably 唐高宗[Tang2 Gao1 zong1], 宋高宗[Song4 Gao1 zong1] and 清高宗[Qing1 Gao1 zong1] (aka 李治[Li3 Zhi4], 趙構|赵构[Zhao4 Gou4] and 乾隆[Qian2 long2] respectively)
Trad. 高達
Gundam, Japanese animation franchise (Tw) Gouda (cheese)
high and cold (mountain area)
Trad. 高達
to attain; to reach up to
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