高高在上 (gāo gāo zài shàng): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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高高在上
高高在上
(gāo gāo zài shàng): Aloof — Meaning & Stroke Order
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高 • gāo • high; tall • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
gāo
高
high; tall
高 • gāo • high; tall • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
gāo
高
high; tall
在 • zài • in; at; on • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
zài
在
in; at; on
上 • shàng • up; above • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
shàng
上
up; above
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 高高在上.
Words with
高
高兴
gāo xìng
pleased; happy
高中
gāo zhōng
senior high school
提高
tí gāo
raise
身高
shēn gāo
(a person's) height
高铁
gāo tiě
high speed rail
高于
gāo yú
greater than
高价
gāo jià
high price
高温
gāo wēn
high temperature
Words with
在
现在
xiàn zài
now
正在
zhèng zài
to be in the process of
实在
shí zài
truly
在乎
zài hu
care about; mind; take to heart
Words with
上
上午
shàng wǔ
morning
上学
shàng xué
to go to school
上课
shàng kè
to go to class
上去
shàng qu
to go up
在于
zài yú
to be in/at
在内
zài nèi
(included) in it
在场
zài chǎng
to be present
在线
zài xiàn
online
上来
shàng lai
to come up
上班
shàng bān
start work
上面
shàng miàn
on top of
早上
zǎo shang
early morning
4.
Example Sentences with 高高在上
tā
他
zǒng
总
shì
是
yī
一
fù
副
gāo
高
gāo
高
zài
在
shàng
上
de
的
yàng
样
zi
子
，
ràng
让
rén
人
hěn
很
bù
不
shū
舒
fu
服
。
He always acts aloof, making people very uncomfortable.
lǐng
领
dǎo
导
bù
不
néng
能
gāo
高
gāo
高
zài
在
shàng
上
，
yào
要
duō
多
tīng
听
tīng
听
jī
基
céng
层
de
的
shēng
声
yīn
音
。
Leaders shouldn't be aloof; they should listen more to the grassroots.
