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high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)
HSK 1
senior high school / abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学
HSK 2
to pass brilliantly (used in congratulatory fashion)
superior quality / high grade / top grade
HSK 6
high commissioner
senior student
Supreme Court of the United States
altitude sickness / acute mountain sickness / abbr. to 高反
high-end
(bird species of China) Tibetan partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae)
uneven bars (gymnastics)
high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom); fig. noble and far-reaching
senior high school / abbr. to 高中
altocumulus / high cumulus cloud
(computing) cache
biopolymers
to think highly of oneself (idiom); giving oneself airs / arrogant and self-important
high marks / high score
Gundam, Japanese animation franchise / (Tw) Gouda (cheese)
to attain; to reach up to
wise move / masterstroke / bright ideas
overhead / elevated (walkway, highway etc) / elevated road
grandeur / noble
HSK 7-9
to raise / to ascend
HSK 5
Transcaucasia, aka the South Caucasus
potassium permanganate
lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
lit. one's accomplishments overshadow the authority of the sovereign (idiom) / fig. to be so influential that one rivals one's leader
(military) high ground / vantage point (providing a good view); commanding position (providing strategic advantage)
tallest / highest / supreme (court etc)
Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, completed in 2010 / abbr. for 京滬高速鐵路|京沪高速铁路
macromolecule / polymer
highly efficient / effectivity
distinguished neighbor (honorific)
high tide; high water / upsurge; peak of activity / climax (of a story, a competition etc) / to have an orgasm
HSK 4
high precision
equally matched / not much to distinguish who is stronger
high-rise / high level; high class
HSK 6
(bird species of China) Chinese fulvetta (Fulvetta striaticollis)
Supreme People's Court (PRC)
Takada (Japanese surname)
high speed rail
HSK 4
not to know the immensity of heaven and earth / an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities
majestic / sublime
HSK 7-9
to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
tenor (singing voice) / a tenor
(of prices, rates etc) to remain high
A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom) / fig. to occupy a commanding position / to assume a haughty attitude
HSK 7-9
lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position / the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
(coll.) to try to improve one's social standing by marrying or affiliating with people of higher status
PRC Supreme People's Procuratorate (prosecutor's office)
Takahashi (Japanese surname)
highway; expressway (abbr. for 高速公路)
high efficiency
happy / glad / willing (to do sth) / in a cheerful mood
HSK 1
Korean Goryeo dynasty, 918-1392 / Korea, esp. in context of art and culture
to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom) / to outsmart one's opponent
to have high standards but little ability / to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)
man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom) / one should constantly strive to make progress
fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb) / fig. everything has its ancestral home / in old age, an expatriate returns home
to climb step by step / to rise steadily / on the up and up
(loanword) golf
brilliant; superior; wise
HSK 7-9
(of a person) slender; tall and thin
Emperor Gaozong of Tang, reign name of third Tang emperor Li Zhi 李治 (628-683), reigned 649-683
(coll.) to be the object of flattery / to be placed on a pedestal
senior high school student
tweeter
expressway; highway; freeway
HSK 3
Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵|李渊 (566-635), reigned 618-626
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter / also pr. [Fan2gao1]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (American media company)
high resolution
to sing loudly / fig. to mouth slogans
Lego, Danish brand of plastic building blocks
summit meeting
efficient / highly effective
HSK 7-9
high energy (physics)
to fly high and run far (idiom); to leave in a hurry for a distance place
to raise (one's voice) / to overrate / to build up / to stand out / outstanding
to highlight (computing) / (of sound) loud and clear / penetrating
colleges and universities
dainty / elegance / elegant
HSK 7-9
lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom) / fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
(idiom) of great talent
universities and colleges / abbr. for 高等學校|高等学校
high building / multistory building / skyscraper / CL:
vocational high school (abbr. to 職高|职高)
wise opinion / brilliant idea (honorific)
old in years
tower / CL:
to hold (one's head) high / expensive / high (spirits etc)
HSK 7-9
bread flour / hard flour
arrogant
high speed / expressway (abbr. for 高速公路)
HSK 3

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