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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

高 [gāo]
  1. 1. adjective [指高度] tall
    高楼
    tall building
  2. 2. adjective [指标准或程度] high
    高标准
    high standard
  3. 3. adjective [指等级] senior
    高中
    senior school
  4. 4. adjective [指声音] high-pitched
  5. 5. adjective [指年龄] old
  6. 6. adjective [指价格] high
  7. 7. adjective [敬]
    您有何高见？
    What is your opinion?

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

高 [gāo]
  1. 1. adjective tall; high
    这里地势很高。
    The terrain here is very high.
    她比小红高一头。
    She is a head taller than Xiao Hong.
  2. 2. adjective of a high level or degree; above the average
    高速度
    high speed
    高年级
    higher (or senior) grades
    高质量
    high (or good) quality
    体温高
    have a fever
  3. 3. adjective loud
    嗓门高
    have a loud voice
    高喊
    shout loudly; raise a cry
  4. 4. adjective high-priced; dear; expensive
    要价太高
    ask too high a price
  5. 5. adjective [Honorific] your
    高见
    your brilliant idea; your opinion

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

高 [gāo]
  1. 1. 形 从底部到顶部的距离大；所处的位置到地面的距离大。
    楼房很高
    站得真高
    高原
    高山
  2. 2. 名 从下到上的距离
    高3米，宽1米
    身高2米
  3. 3. 名 高的地方
    居高临下
    登高
  4. 4. 形 地位、等级在上的
    职务相当高
    高级
    高等
    高档
  5. 5. 形 超出一般的；大于平均值的
    见解比别人高
    产量高
    高龄
    高速
    高蛋白
  6. 6. 形 敬词，用于跟对方有关的事物
    高寿
    高足
    高见
  7. 7. 形 酸根或化合物中比标准酸根多含一个氧原子的
    高锰酸钾
  8. 8. 名 三角形、平行四边形等从底部到顶部的垂直距离
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Examples

在学校时，她班次比我高。
At school she was in a higher class than me.
咱俩比一比，看谁高。
Let's stand back to back and see who is taller.
这孩子一年不见，长这么高了。
It's only a year since I last saw the child and he's grown so tall.
山峰高插入云。
The peaks penetrate into the clouds.
春秋已高
be advanced in years
他说话调门儿高。
He has a high-pitched voice.
方法对头，效率就高。
When the method is correct, efficiency is high. or Good methods make for high efficiency.
老鹰飞得高。
Eagles fly high.
风格高
behave in a generous manner
我参加八路军时，刚跟枪一般高。
When I joined the Eighth Route Army, I was barely the height of a rifle.
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[tóu]		 + 口
[kǒu]		 + 冋

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Related Measure Words

些  [xiē] |  一些高
丈  [zhàng] |  一丈高

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