高楼
gāo lóu
Pinyin

Definition

高楼
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gāo lóu
  1. high building
  2. multistory building
  3. skyscraper
  4. CL:座[zuò]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

提高
tí gāo
  1. 1 to raise
  2. 2 to increase
  3. 3 to improve
最高
zuì gāo
  1. 1 tallest
  2. 2 highest
  3. 3 supreme (court etc)
高
Gāo
  1. 1 surname Gao
高中
gāo zhōng
  1. 1 senior high school
  2. 2 abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gāo jí zhōng xué]
高手
gāo shǒu
  1. 1 expert
  2. 2 past master
  3. 3 dab hand
高清
gāo qīng
  1. 1 high definition (television etc)
  2. 2 high fidelity (audio)
高兴
gāo xìng
  1. 1 happy
  2. 2 glad
  3. 3 willing (to do sth)
  4. 4 in a cheerful mood
高速
gāo sù
  1. 1 high speed
增高
zēng gāo
  1. 1 to heighten
  2. 2 to raise
  3. 3 to increase
  4. 4 to rise
崇高
chóng gāo
  1. 1 majestic
  2. 2 sublime
抬高
tái gāo
  1. 1 to raise (price etc)
升高
shēng gāo
  1. 1 to raise
  2. 2 to ascend
清高
qīng gāo
  1. 1 noble and virtuous
  2. 2 aloof from politics and material pursuits
兴高采烈
xìng gāo cǎi liè
  1. 1 happy and excited (idiom)
  2. 2 in high spirits
  3. 3 in great delight
身高
shēn gāo
  1. 1 (a person's) height
高下
gāo xià
  1. 1 relative superiority (better or worse, stronger or weaker, above or below etc)
高中生
gāo zhōng shēng
  1. 1 senior high school student
高人
gāo rén
  1. 1 very able person
高估
gāo gū
  1. 1 to overestimate
  2. 2 to overrate
高位
gāo wèi
  1. 1 high position
  2. 2 eminent status
  3. 3 top job
  4. 4 raised position
  5. 5 upper (limbs)
  6. 6 a high (i.e. local maximum)
  7. 7 high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc

Idioms (20)

一见高低
yī jiàn gāo dī
  1. 1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cross swords with
  3. 3 to lock horns
不识高低
bù shí gāo dī
  1. 1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù
  1. 1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
功高不赏
gōng gāo bù shǎng
  1. 1 high merit that one can never repay (idiom); invaluable achievements
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
  1. 1 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
卑之，毋甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn
  1. 1 my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion
  2. 2 what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
卑之，无甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn
  1. 1 my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion
  2. 2 what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
另请高明
lìng qǐng gāo míng
  1. 1 please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
另谋高就
lìng móu gāo jiù
  1. 1 to get a better job somewhere else (idiom)
  2. 2 to seek alternative employment
名师出高徒
míng shī chū gāo tú
  1. 1 A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
唱高调
chàng gāo diào
  1. 1 to sing the high part
  2. 2 to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
天高皇帝远
tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn
  1. 1 lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
好高骛远
hào gāo wù yuǎn
  1. 1 to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
  2. 2 to aim too high
居高临下
jū gāo lín xià
  1. 1 to live high and look down (idiom)
  2. 2 to overlook
  3. 3 to tower above
  4. 4 to occupy the high ground
  5. 5 fig. arrogance based on one's social position
展翅高飞
zhǎn chì gāo fēi
  1. 1 to spread one's wings and soar (idiom)
  2. 2 to develop one's abilities freely
山高水长
shān gāo shuǐ cháng
  1. 1 high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom); fig. noble and far-reaching
山高水险
shān gāo shuǐ xiǎn
  1. 1 lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift
  2. 2 to undertake an arduous task or journey (idiom)
山高海深
shān gāo hǎi shēn
  1. 1 high as the mountain and deep as the sea (idiom); fig. infinite bounty

Sample Sentences

从北京向东看，潮白河对岸，高楼鳞次栉比，尽显繁华。
cóng Běijīng xiàng dōng kàn ，cháobáihé duìàn ，gāolóu líncìzhìbǐ ，jìnxiǎn fánhuá 。
View from the east of Beijing is the Chaobai River on the other side with rows after rows of tall buildings depicting a flourishing city.
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哇，到处都是高楼大厦！老公，快快快，我要跟东方明珠合个影。
wā ，dàochù dōu shì gāolóudàshà ！lǎogōng ，kuàikuàikuài ，wǒ yào gēn Dōngfāngmíngzhū hé ge yǐng 。
Wow, there're skyscrapers and big buildings everywhere! Honey, hurry up. I want to take a picture with the Oriental Pearl Tower.
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现在的第一高楼是环球金融中心吧？
xiànzài de dì yī gāolóu shì Huánqiú jīnróng zhōngxīn ba ？
Right now the tallest building is the Shanghai World Financial Center, right?
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这位团友说的是，看到一串球的就是东方明珠了，俗称“糖葫芦”。过去它是上海的第一高楼，现在已经排到第三了。
zhè wèi tuányǒu shuōdeshì ，kàndào yī chuàn qiú de jiùshì Dōngfāngmíngzhū le ，súchēng “tánghúlu ”。guòqù tā shì Shànghǎi de dì yī gāolóu ，xiànzài yǐjīng páidào dì sān le 。
What our friend here said is right. That row of balls over there, the Oriental Pearl Tower, also known as the 'Candied Hawthorn.' In the past, it was Shanghai's tallest building, but now it's already been pushed back to number three.
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金茂大厦还是算了吧。虽说金茂大厦号称世界第三高楼，可是毕竟国外高楼林立，到处是摩天大楼，不稀奇。东方明珠电视塔倒是可以带他去看看。这11个大小不一、高低错落的球体，从天空串落到草地上，还是很有特色的。
Jīnmàodàshà hái shì suànle ba 。suīshuō Jīnmàodàshà hàochēng shìjiè dì sān gāolóu ，kěshì bìjìng guówài gāolóu línlì ，dàochù shì mótiāndàlóu ，bù xīqí 。Dōngfāngmíngzhū diànshìtǎ dàoshì kěyǐ dài tā qù kànkan 。zhè shíyī ge dàxiǎo bùyī 、gāodī cuòluò de qiútǐ ，cóng tiānkōng chuànluò dào cǎodì shang ，háishì hěnyǒu tèsè de 。
Forget about the Jinmao Tower. Although the Jinmao Tower claims to be the third highest building in the world, there are a ton of skyscrapers in other countries, after all. Everywhere you go are skyscrapers. They're not rare at all. On the other hand, I could take him to see the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. It has eleven balls of different sizes. Their heights are staggered in a row leading from the heavens down to the Earth. It's really distinctive.
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我记得以前这里是田地。现在都是高楼大厦了。
wǒ jìde yǐqián zhèlǐ shì tiándì 。xiànzài dōu shì gāolóudàshà le 。
I remember this here used to be fields. Now it's all tall buildings.
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