高

The character "高" has 10 strokes. "高" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "高" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "高" are "gāo" . View the stroke order of "高">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "高"

adj.: tall; high; of a high degree/level; above the average; (of ranks, position, etc) high; your; his; her; their; containing one more oxygen atom in an acid or a chemical compound

n.: height; altitude; vertical measurement; high place; high

• tall : adj.高的；难以置信的；不可能的；身高；昂然的
• high : adj.高的；大的；大于正常的；高级的；重要的；高音的；激动的；兴奋的；刺鼻的；臭的；舌位高的
• your : det.你的；您的；你们的；荣誉是…的你
• his : det.他的
• her : pron.她；她自己
• their : det.他们的；她们的；它们的；陛下；殿下；阁下；大人；她的；他的
• height : n.高度；身高；高地；高处；极点；顶点；鼎盛时期；高；海拔；典型
• altitude : n.高度；海拔；高地；地平纬度；顶垂线

Form words with "高"

高真空管 high-vacuum/hard tube

高产区 high-yield area

调门儿高 have a high-pitched voice

高公馆 Mr Gao's residence

高温带 hot-temperature/hot zone

手艺高 be highly skilled

齐腰高 waist-high

高低潮 higher low water (HLW)

高浓缩铀 highly enriched uranium

齐眉高 at eyebrow level

眼皮子高 be fastidious; be hard to please

高氯酸盐 perchlorate

腔儿高 high-pitched tune

天资高 be of great endowments

高纤维食物 food high in fibre

高瓦斯矿 gassy mine

高水位线 high-water mark; high-water line

高爆炸弹 high-explosive bomb

学术含金量高 be of high academic value

高消费地区 upscale district

Example phrases using "高"

• 高犯罪率的根由是失业和贫困。

  The high crime rate has its roots in unemployment and poverty.

• 观众给予这部电影很高的评价。

  The audience has a high opinion of the film.

• 梯子有点晃悠，我不敢再往高爬了。

  The ladder is wobbling. I can’t climb any higher.

• 现在的塑料搁得住很高的温度。

  Modern plastics can stand very high temperatures.

• 你的英语熟练程度已经很高了。

  You have achieved a high degree of proficiency in English.

• 价格比我预料的略微高一些。

  The price is a bit higher than expected.

• 咱们比试一下，看谁跳得高。

  Let’s have a competition and see who jumps higher.

• 在学校时, 他比我班次高。

  At school, he was in a higher class/grade than I.

• 这些裤子都是高腰的，低腰的在那边。

  These pants are high-waisted, and the low-waisted are over there.

• 他在群众中享有很高的威信。

  He has/enjoys high prestige among the masses.