高
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gāo · tall, lofty

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HSK 2.0 · Level 2HSK 3.0 · Level 2Frequency #290
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10Total strokes

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Top-middle-bottomCharacter structure

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高Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 高

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gāoWords pronounced gāo
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Example sentences

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Hé nǐ zài yì qǐ, wǒ hěn gāoxìng.和你在一起,我很高兴。

I am quite pleased with you.

Source: Tatoeba #336693 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shì gè gāo zhōng shēng.我是个高中生。

I'm a senior high school student.

Source: Tatoeba #4104759 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì yí gè gāo dà de nán hái.他是一个高大的男孩。

He is a tall boy.

Source: Tatoeba #714432 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hěn gāoxìng nǐ shì duì de.很高兴你是对的。

I'm glad you were right.

Source: Tatoeba #4625751 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ huì bù gāoxìng, dàn wǒ bú huì zì shā.我会不高兴,但我不会自杀。

I'd be unhappy, but I wouldn't kill myself.

Source: Tatoeba #54 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hěn gāoxìng zài cì jiàn dào le tā.我很高兴再次见到了她。

I was happy to see her again.

Source: Tatoeba #718617 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 高 in context

  1. Say gāo, then recall the core meaning: tall, lofty.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the top-middle-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 高兴 (gāo xìng), meaning “happy”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 高 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.