高岭土 (高嶺土)
gāo lǐng tǔ
Pinyin

Definition

高岭土 (高嶺土)
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gāo lǐng tǔ
  1. kaolin (clay)
  2. china clay

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

tǔ dòu
  1. 1 potato
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 (Tw) peanut
  4. 4 classifier: 颗 kē
tí gāo
  1. 1 to raise
  2. 2 to increase
  3. 3 to improve
zuì gāo
  1. 1 tallest
  2. 2 highest
  3. 3 supreme (court etc)
Gāo
  1. 1 surname Gao
gāo zhōng
  1. 1 senior high school
  2. 2 abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gāo jí zhōng xué]

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