高大
gāo dà
Pinyin

Definition

高大
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gāo dà
  1. tall
  2. lofty

Related Words (20)

大
dà
  1. 1 big
  2. 2 huge
  3. 3 large
  4. 4 major
  5. 5 great
  6. 6 wide
  7. 7 deep
  8. 8 older (than)
  9. 9 oldest
  10. 10 eldest
  11. 11 greatly
  12. 12 very much
  13. 13 (dialect) father
  14. 14 father's elder or younger brother
大吉
dà jí
  1. 1 very auspicious
  2. 2 extremely lucky
大家
dà jiā
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 influential family
  3. 3 great expert
大奖
dà jiǎng
  1. 1 prize
  2. 2 award
大话骰
dà huà tóu
  1. 1 liar's dice (dice game)
大运
Dà yùn
  1. 1 Mandate of Heaven
  2. 2 the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
  3. 3 usually written 大運河|大运河[Dà Yùn hé]
高
Gāo
  1. 1 surname Gao
一大早
yī dà zǎo
  1. 1 at dawn
  2. 2 at first light
  3. 3 first thing in the morning
亚历山大
Yà lì shān dà
  1. 1 Alexander (name)
  2. 2 Alexandria (town name)
人大
Rén dà
  1. 1 (Chinese) National People's Congress (abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会[Quán guó Rén mín Dài biǎo Dà huì])
  2. 2 Renmin University of China (abbr. for 中國人民大學|中国人民大学[Zhōng guó Rén mín Dà xué])
伟大
wěi dà
  1. 1 huge
  2. 2 great
  3. 3 grand
  4. 4 worthy of the greatest admiration
  5. 5 important (contribution etc)
光明正大
guāng míng zhèng dà
  1. 1 (of a person) honorable
  2. 2 not devious
  3. 3 (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard
  4. 4 without tricks
  5. 5 openly
  6. 6 (of a situation) out in the open
加大
jiā dà
  1. 1 to increase (e.g. one's effort)
加拿大
Jiā ná dà
  1. 1 Canada
  2. 2 Canadian
北大
Běi Dà
  1. 1 Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学)
博大
bó dà
  1. 1 enormous
  2. 2 broad
  3. 3 extensive
哈哈大笑
hā hā dà xiào
  1. 1 to laugh heartily
  2. 2 to burst into loud laughter
增高
zēng gāo
  1. 1 to heighten
  2. 2 to raise
  3. 3 to increase
  4. 4 to rise
壮大
zhuàng dà
  1. 1 to expand
  2. 2 to strengthen
大一
dà yī
  1. 1 first-year university student

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
不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
  1. 1 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail to grasp the big picture
不识高低
bù shí gāo dī
  1. 1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
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
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
  1. 1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù
  1. 1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
  1. 1 arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
冒大不韪
mào dà bù wěi
  1. 1 to face opprobrium (idiom)
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
吃大锅饭
chī dà guō fàn
  1. 1 lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
吃饭皇帝大
chī fàn huáng dì dà
  1. 1 eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
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.
哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ
  1. 1 nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
  2. 2 no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
  3. 3 the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
  4. 4 nothing is more wretched than apathy

Sample Sentences

我来猜一猜，高大，富有，帅气的男生就是高富帅对不对？这样的男生谁不想嫁啊，哈哈。
wǒ lái cāiyīcāi ，gāodà ，fùyǒu ，shuài qì de nánshēng jiùshì gāo fù shuài duìbùduì ？zhèyàng de nánshēng shéi bù xiǎng jià ā ，hāhā 。
Let me guess, tall, rich and handsome guys are TRH right? Who wouldn't want to marry a guy like that, ha ha.
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这个吧，看起来就高大上，配你正好。你前不久不才买了两个嘛？怎么现在又买啊？
zhè ge ba ，kàn qilai jiù gāodàshàng ，pèi nǐ zhèng hǎo 。nǐ qiánbùjiǔ bùcái mǎi le liǎng ge ma ？zěnme xiànzài yòu mǎi a ？
This suits you as it looks classy and high end. Didn’t you buy two recently? Why are you buying another one again?
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G决不会说自己其实在给孩子挣奶粉钱，君子爱财取之有道，不怕有欲望，只怕欲望太low，说白了，这个欲望，必须高大上到跟生计、跟劳碌、跟一地鸡毛的现实生活没关系
G jué bù huì shuō zìjǐ qíshí zài gěi háizi zhēng nǎifěn qián ，jūnzǐ ài cái ，bùpà yǒu yùwàng ，zhǐpà yùwàng tài low ，shuōbáile ，zhège yùwàng ，bìxū gāodà shàng dào gēn shēngjì 、gēn láolù 、gēn yī de jīmáo de xiànshí shēnghuó méiguānxi
G will never say that he is actually earning money to buy milk for his children. A gentleman can love money and earn it morally. One should not fear having desires, but one should only be afraid of having desires that are vulgar. Frankly, this desire should be lofty with no relationship to livelihood, labor, and daily trivialities.
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好高大上啊。
hǎo gāodàshàng ā 。
It's really first-rate.
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哈哈，高大上您也知道啊。姥姥你可真是潮人啊。没事，咱不差钱，吃得起。
hāhā ，gāodàshàng nín yě zhīdào ā 。lǎolao nǐ kě zhēn shì cháorén ā 。méishì ，zá bùchàqián ，chī de qǐ 。
Haha. You know the saying "high end,luxury and classy" too. Grandma, you are so hip. It's no problem. We are not short of money. We can afford to eat there.
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那贵不贵啊？这么高大上的地方，我不想你浪费钱。
nà guì bùguì ā ？zhème gāodàshàng de dìfang ，wǒ bù xiǎng nǐ làngfèi qián 。
Then is it expensive? It's such a "high end,luxury and classy" place. I don't want you to waste your money.
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他昨天请我们去了一个非常高大上的饭店。
tā zuótiān qǐng wǒmen qù le yī gè fēicháng gāodàshàng de fàndiàn 。
Yesterday he treated us to a meal at a very high-end, impressive, top grade restaurant.
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高大上
gāodàshàng
high-end, impressive, top grade
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看来郑教授是夸我们南方女子了。但从身高来说，好像北方人，尤其是北方男人更高大威猛一些。不是常说“山东大汉”吗？
kànlai Zhèng jiàoshòu shì kuā wǒmen nánfāng nǚzǐ le 。dàn cóng shēngāo láishuō ，hǎoxiàng běifāngrén ，yóuqí shì běifāng nánrén gèng gāodà w��iměng yīxiē 。bùshì cháng shuō “shāndōng dàhàn ”ma ？
I think Professor Zheng is praising our southern females. But when it comes to height, it seems that northerners -- especially northern men -- are a bit taller and more intimidating. Don't we often say, "Shandong Strongmen?"
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通常北方人高大一些。不过也有特例，我就是山东人，呵呵。
tōngcháng běifāngrén gāodà yīxiē 。bùguò yě yǒu tèlì ，wǒ jiùshì Shāndōng rén ，hēhē 。
Northerners are usually a bit larger. But there are also special cases. I'm from Shandong! Heh heh.
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