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高等教育
gāo děng jiào yù
Pinyin
Definition
高等教育
-
gāo děng jiào yù
higher education
Character Decomposition
高
高
等
⺮
土
寸
教
耂
子
⺙
育
亠
厶
月
Related Words
(20)
最高
zuì gāo
1
tallest
2
highest
3
supreme (court etc)
等
děng
1
class
2
rank
3
grade
4
equal to
5
same as
6
to wait for
7
to await
8
et cetera
9
and so on
10
et al. (and other authors)
11
after
12
as soon as
13
once
等待
děng dài
1
to wait
2
to wait for
等级
děng jí
1
grade
2
rank
3
status
高
Gāo
1
surname Gao
高兴
gāo xìng
1
happy
2
glad
3
willing (to do sth)
4
in a cheerful mood
中等
zhōng děng
1
medium
何等
hé děng
1
what kind?
2
how, what
3
somewhat
佛教
Fó jiào
1
Buddhism
培育
péi yù
1
to train
2
to breed
增高
zēng gāo
1
to heighten
2
to raise
3
to increase
4
to rise
孕育
yùn yù
1
to be pregnant
2
to produce offspring
3
to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc)
4
fig. replete with (culture etc)
宗教
zōng jiào
1
religion
家教
jiā jiào
1
family education
2
upbringing
3
to bring sb up
4
private tutor
崇高
chóng gāo
1
majestic
2
sublime
平等
píng děng
1
equal
2
equality
指教
zhǐ jiào
1
to give advice or comments
提高
tí gāo
1
to raise
2
to increase
3
to improve
教
Jiào
1
surname Jiao
教主
jiào zhǔ
1
founder or leader of a religion or sect
2
(fig.) revered figure
Idioms
(20)
一见高低
yī jiàn gāo dī
1
lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
2
fig. to cross swords with
3
to lock horns
不识高低
bù shí gāo dī
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
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
man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
2
one should constantly strive to make progress
债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù
1
lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
功高不赏
gōng gāo bù shǎng
1
high merit that one can never repay (idiom); invaluable achievements
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
1
high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
卑之,毋甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn
1
my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion
2
what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
卑之,无甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn
1
my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion
2
what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
另请高明
lìng qǐng gāo míng
1
please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
另谋高就
lìng móu gāo jiù
1
to get a better job somewhere else (idiom)
2
to seek alternative employment
名师出高徒
míng shī chū gāo tú
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
to sing the high part
2
to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
因材施教
yīn cái shī jiào
1
(idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability
天高皇帝远
tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn
1
lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
2
fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
好高骛远
hào gāo wù yuǎn
1
to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
2
to aim too high
封沙育林
fēng shā yù lín
1
to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)
居高临下
jū gāo lín xià
1
to live high and look down (idiom)
2
to overlook
3
to tower above
4
to occupy the high ground
5
fig. arrogance based on one's social position
展翅高飞
zhǎn chì gāo fēi
1
to spread one's wings and soar (idiom)
2
to develop one's abilities freely
山高水长
shān gāo shuǐ cháng
1
high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom); fig. noble and far-reaching
Sample Sentences
他受过高等教育,所以说话很有礼貌。
tā shòu guò gāoděngjiàoyù ,suǒyǐ shuōhuà hěn yǒu lǐmào 。
He is highly educated, so he always speaks politely.
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高等教育
gāoděngjiàoyù
higher education
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