高档 (高檔)
gāo dàng
Pinyin

Definition

高档 (高檔)
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gāo dàng
  1. superior quality
  2. high grade
  3. top grade

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

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

Sample Sentences

这种“冷柜”后来民间也用上了，很像我们现在使用的冰箱，这在当时绝对算得上是“高档家电”。
zhèzhǒng “lěng guì ”hòulái mínjiān yě yòng shàng le ，hěn xiàng wǒmen xiànzài shǐyòng de bīngxiāng ，zhè zài dāngshí juéduì suàndéshàng shì “gāodàng jiādiàn ”。
This kind of "freezer" was later used by the common people, similar to the refrigerator we use now. But in those days, it was definitely considered a “high-end home appliance”.
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你男朋友不是爱抽烟吗？要不买个高档点儿的打火机吧！
nǐ nán péngyou bùshì ài chōuyān ma ？yàobu mǎi gè gāodàng diǎnr de dǎhuǒjī ba ！
Doesn't your boyfriend like smoking? How about buying him a high-quality lighter!
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