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高 (gāo): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 2

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HSK 2.0Level 2

HSK 3.0Vocab 2 Recognition 1

1.

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2.

Readings & Meanings

高has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

gāo

high; tall

high; tall

adj./n.HSK 3.0 · L2

3.

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4.

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5.

How to Use 高

High level and improvement

These words use 高 for level, quality, or skill.

提高 • tí gāo • raise • HSK 3

HSK 3

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 高

高兴 • gāo xìng • pleased; happy

HSK 1

gāo高

xìng

7.

Example Sentences

Tā他

gāo高

ào傲

de的

tài态

dù度

ràng

Information

Pinyingāo

Meaninghigh; tall

Strokes10

Radical高

Traditional高

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#245

Zhuyinㄍㄠ

UnicodeU+9AD8

CangjieYRBR

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tí提

gāo高

raise

高级 • gāo jí • advanced; high level • HSK 5

HSK 5

gāo高

jí级

advanced; high level

高档 • gāo dàng • top; superior quality • HSK 5

HSK 5

gāo高

dàng档

top; superior quality

高超 • gāo chāo • excellent; exquisite; superb • HSK 6

HSK 6

gāo高

chāo超

excellent; exquisite; superb

Heights and intensity

A broader family for peak, rise, climax, and comparison.

高峰 • gāo fēng • peak; summit • HSK 6

HSK 6

gāo高

fēng峰

peak; summit

高涨 • gāo zhǎng • upsurge • HSK 6

HSK 6

gāo高

zhǎng涨

upsurge

高潮 • gāo cháo • high tide; climax • HSK 6

HSK 6

gāo高

cháo潮

high tide; climax

高于 • gāo yú • greater than • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

gāo高

yú于

greater than

兴

pleased; happy

高中 • gāo zhōng • senior high school

HSK 3.0 · L2

gāo高

zhōng中

senior high school

身高 • shēn gāo • (a person's) height

HSK 3.0 · L3

shēn身

gāo高

(a person's) height

高铁 • gāo tiě • high speed rail

HSK 3.0 · L3

gāo高

tiě铁

high speed rail

高价 • gāo jià • high price

HSK 3.0 · L4

gāo高

jià价

high price

高温 • gāo wēn • high temperature

HSK 3.0 · L4

gāo高

wēn温

high temperature

让

tóng同

shì事

men们

hěn很

bù不

shū舒

fu服

。

His arrogant attitude made his colleagues very uncomfortable.

shōu收

dào到

lǐ礼

wù物

wǒ我

hěn很

gāo高

xìng兴

。

I am happy to receive the gift.

zhè这

zuò座

shān山

de的

gāo高

dù度

shì是

liǎng两

qiān千

mǐ米

。

The height of this mountain is two thousand meters.

Nà那

zuò座

shān山

hěn很

gāo高

。

That mountain is very high.

fēi飞

jī机

zài在

gāo高

kōng空

fēi飞

xíng行

。

The airplane is flying at high altitude.

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