高处
gāo chù
Pinyin

Definition

高处
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gāo chù
  1. high place
  2. elevation

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

他上次从高处跌下去之后，就被送到综合医院休养了，要一起去探病吗？
tā shàngcì cóng gāochù diē xiàqù zhīhòu ，jiù bèi sòngdào zōnghé yīyuàn xiūyǎng le ，yào yīqǐ qù tànbìng ma ？
Since the last time he fell from a height, he was sent to a general hospital to recover. Do you want to visit him together?
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从词中怎么看出惆怅或达观呢？“我欲乘风归去，又恐琼楼玉宇，高处不胜寒…”这让我觉得有点消极的意味，是这样吗？
cóng cí zhōng zěnme kànchū chóuchàng huò dáguān ne ？“wǒ yù chéng fēng guīqù ，yòu kǒng qónglóuyùyǔ ，gāochù bù shēng hán …”zhè ràng wǒ juéde yǒudiǎnr xiāojí de yìwèi ，shì zhèyàng ma ？
How is it that I see melancholy and a philosophical outlook in the ci poem? The line "I want to return there on the wind, my only fear is being too cold on the heights of the bejeweled jade palace..." puts me in mind of a more negative tone, is that correct?
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请将药品放在高处，以免儿童碰触。
qǐng jiāng yàopǐn fàng zài gāochù ，yǐmiǎn értóng pèngchù 。
Please place the medicine in a high place, lest children should reach it.
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我的确有。我有恐高症。从高处往下看，我马上会头晕，双脚发抖。
wǒ díquè yǒu 。wǒ yǒu kǒnggāozhèng 。cóng gāochù wǎng xià kàn ，wǒ mǎshàng huì tóuyūn ，shuāngjiǎo fādǒu 。
I certainly am. I have acrophobia. When I look down from high places, I instantly get dizzy, and my legs start to shake.
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我欲乘风归去，又恐琼楼玉宇，高处不胜寒。
wǒ yù chéng fēng guī qù ，yòu kǒng qióng lóu yù yǔ ，gāochù bù shèng hán 。
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