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高 gāo — tall (of people); high

gāo (first tone, high and level)gao1

tall (of people); high

HSK 2· HSK 1–6 (classic)Level 1· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardadjective
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Meanings

  1. tall (of people); high

    Tall or high in vertical extent. For a person it is the word for height — 你有多高 asks how tall you are — and 高 never describes a price, which is 贵.

    adjective

Character breakdown

  • 高
    gāo (first tone, high and level)

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

    10 strokesRadical 高

Example sentences

  • 他很高。Tā (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) gāo. (first tone, high and level)···

    He’s tall.

  • 你有多高？Nǐ (third tone, dipping) yǒu (third tone, dipping) duō (first tone, high and level) gāo? (first tone, high and level)···

    How tall are you?

Common mistakes

  • Not quite这个东西很高。

    Correct这个东西很贵。

    Several languages say a price is "high", but Chinese does not use 高 for what something costs. An expensive object is 贵.

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