居高临下/居高臨下 jū gāo lín xià — lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)

Meanings

1. 1

   lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)

   lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom); fig. to occupy a commanding position; to assume a haughty attitude

   verb

Character breakdown

• 高

  gāo (first tone, high and level)

  tall, high; (of a level, price or standard) high; Gao, a surname

  10 strokesRadical 高
• 下

  xià (fourth tone, falling)

  below, under, lower; to go down, to get off; to fall (of rain or snow); next (下个月)

  3 strokesRadical 一

Words containing 高

• 高gāo (first tone, high and level)tall (of people); high
• 提高tígāo (second tone, rising)to raise, to improve (a level or a standard)
• 高兴/高興gāoxìng (first tone, high and level)happy, glad, pleased
• 高中gāo (first tone, high and level) zhōng (first tone, high and level)senior high school
• 高级/高級gāo (first tone, high and level) jí (second tone, rising)high level
• 高度gāo (first tone, high and level) dù (fourth tone, falling)height
• 高速gāo (first tone, high and level) sù (fourth tone, falling)high speed
• 高手gāo (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)expert
• 高潮gāo (first tone, high and level) cháo (second tone, rising)high tide
• 高层/高層gāo (first tone, high and level) céng (second tone, rising)high-rise
• 身高shēn (first tone, high and level) gāo (first tone, high and level)(a person's) height
• 高档/高檔gāo (first tone, high and level) dàng (fourth tone, falling)superior quality
• 高贵/高貴gāo (first tone, high and level) guì (fourth tone, falling)grandeur
• 高于/高於gāo (first tone, high and level) yú (second tone, rising)greater than
• 高尚gāo (first tone, high and level) shàng (fourth tone, falling)noble
• 高峰gāo (first tone, high and level) fēng (first tone, high and level)peak
• 升高shēng (first tone, high and level) gāo (first tone, high and level)to raise
• 高跟鞋gāo (first tone, high and level) gēn (first tone, high and level) xié (second tone, rising)high-heeled shoes

Words containing 下

• 下xià (fourth tone, falling)under, below, beneath
• 一下yíxià (second tone, rising)a bit, for a moment (softening a request)
• 下来/下來xià (fourth tone, falling) lai (neutral tone)to come down
• 下去xià (fourth tone, falling) qù (fourth tone, falling)to go down
• 下午xiàwǔ (fourth tone, falling)afternoon
• 停下tíng (second tone, rising) xià (fourth tone, falling)to stop
• 留下liú (second tone, rising) xià (fourth tone, falling)to leave behind
• 下面xià (fourth tone, falling) miàn (fourth tone, falling)below
• 剩下shèng (fourth tone, falling) xià (fourth tone, falling)to remain; to be left over
• 以下yǐ (third tone, dipping) xià (fourth tone, falling)that level or lower
• 放下fàng (fourth tone, falling) xià (fourth tone, falling)to lay down
• 下次xià (fourth tone, falling) cì (fourth tone, falling)next time
• 下降xià (fourth tone, falling) jiàng (fourth tone, falling)to decline
• 下雨xià (fourth tone, falling) yǔ (third tone, dipping)to rain
• 之下zhī (first tone, high and level) xià (fourth tone, falling)under
• 地下dì (fourth tone, falling) xià (fourth tone, falling)underground
• 接下来/接下來jiē (first tone, high and level) xià (fourth tone, falling) lái (second tone, rising)to accept
• 下班xià (fourth tone, falling) bān (first tone, high and level)to finish work