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[1] high; tall [2] lofty [3] of a high level or degree; above the average [4] a Chinese family name [5] Kangxi radical 189 Stroke count: 10
Level: 2
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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| This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jun 2011 05:38 | ||
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高興
gou1 hing3 = happy
高潮
gou1 ciu4 = high tidal wave, climax
最高
zeoi3 gou1 = tallest; highest
提高
tai4 gou1 = to raise up
高地
gou1 dei6 = highland; upland; (placename) Ko Dai
高低
gou1 dai1 = height
高飛
gou1 fei1 = to soar; to fly high
高手
gou1 sau2 = expert
高貴
gou1 gwai3 = noble; grandeur
新高
san1 gou1 = a new high; a record highSee all 298 compounds (CantoDict reports 324 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 14 examples containing 高
我估唔到佢有幾高 粵
I'm not able to guess his height. [See the word entry for 估唔到 as the pronunciation for 到 can change depending on the meaning intended.]
邊個叫佢眼高手低吖；無論佢嘅目標有幾崇高，佢都冇能力去做嘅。 粵
It's such a pity that no matter how big his aims are, he hasn't the ability to see them through.
你身高只有五尺六想入籃球隊有啲𠍁/man3/噃 粵
Your height of five feet six inches is not tall enough to enter the basketball team. |
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Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/183/]高[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/183/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">高</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 高
Unicode code for this character: U+9ad8 (off-site link)
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/183/]高[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/183/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">高</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 高
Unicode code for this character: U+9ad8 (off-site link)
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