高层
gāo céng
Pinyin

Definition

高层
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gāo céng
  1. high level
  2. high class

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

民众不满意政府高层做的决定。
mínzhòng bù mǎnyì zhèngfǔ gāocéng zuò de juédìng 。
People are not satisfied with the decision made by the top level of the government.
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政府高层
zhèngfǔ gāocéng
top level of the government
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公司高层决定要把公司关掉了。
gōngsīgāocéng juédìng yào bǎ gōngsī guāndiào le 。
The top management decided to shut down the company.
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公司高层
gōngsīgāocéng
company executive; top management
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高层建筑
gāocéngjiànzhù
high-rise building
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高层
gāocéng
high level
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金融与经济的一个“稳”字，背后是紧扣高层部署、各个决策部门的统筹协调，这也是金融委成立的一大初衷。
jīnróng yǔ jīngjì de yīge “wěn ”zì ，bèihòu shì jǐnkòu gāocéng bùshǔ 、gègè juécè bùmén de tǒngchóu xiétiáo ，zhè yě shì jīnróng Wěi chénglì de yīdà chūzhōng 。
A "stable" finance and economy is the result of close cooperation and overall coordination between high-level and various decision-making departments. This is also the original intention of the financial committee.
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我知道，贵公司高层近日也有不少异动，我明白您的考量，请放心。
wǒ zhīdào ，guì gōngsī gāocéng jìnrì yě yǒu bùshǎo yìdòng ，wǒ míngbai nín de kǎoliàng ，qǐng fàngxīn 。
Yes, of course. There have been lots of upheavals in the senior ranks of your company recently, so I understand your concern. You don't have to worry.
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对了，这个周末公司有一个高层酒会，你也来吧。
duìle ，zhè ge zhōumò gōngsī yǒu yī gè gāocéng jiǔhuì ，nǐ yě lái ba 。
That's right. The company is having a high-level drinking party this weekend. You should come.
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很多中国公司进行跨国投资时，也常遇到文化差异所带来的冲击。国内惯用的企业文化和做法在海外行不通，所以管理体制受到严峻的考验。这也暴露了想要国际化的中国企业其实非常缺乏有国际性战略眼光的高层管理人才。
hěn duō Zhōngguó gōngsī jìnxíng kuàguó tóuzī shí ，yě cháng yùdào wénhuà chāyì suǒ dàilái de chōngjī 。guónèi guànyòng de qǐyèwénhuà hé zuòfǎ zàihǎiwài xíngbutōng ，suǒyǐ guǎnlǐ tīzhì shòudào yánjùn de kǎoyàn 。zhè yě bàolù le xiǎng yào guójìhuà de Zhōngguó qǐyè qíshí fēicháng quēfá yǒu guójìxìng zhànlüèyǎnguāng de gāocéng guǎnl�� réncái 。
When they get foreign investors, a lot of Chinese companies run into conflicts caused by cultural differences. The corporate culture and methods used they are used to domestically are not workable abroad. So this is a serious test for their management systems. This has revealed that Chinese companies eager to internationalize actually have a real lack of high level management with an eye for international strategy.
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