崇高
chóng gāo
Pinyin

Definition

崇高
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chóng gāo
  1. majestic
  2. sublime

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

崇拜
chóng bài
  1. 1 to worship
  2. 2 adoration
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
崇尚
chóng shàng
  1. 1 to hold up (as an model)
  2. 2 to hold in esteem
  3. 3 to revere
  4. 4 to advocate
崇高
chóng gāo
  1. 1 majestic
  2. 2 sublime
推崇
tuī chóng
  1. 1 to esteem
  2. 2 to think highly of
  3. 3 to accord importance to
  4. 4 to revere
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

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

为了和平，我们要牢固树立人类命运共同体意识。偏见和歧视、仇恨和战争，只会带来灾难和痛苦。相互尊重、平等相处、和平发展、共同繁荣，才是人间正道，世界各国应该共同维护以联合国宪章宗旨和原则为核心的国际秩序和国际体系，积极构建以合作共赢为核心的新型国际关系共同推进世界和平与发展的崇高事业。
wèile hépíng ，wǒmen yào láogù shùlì rénlèi mìngyùn gòngtóngtǐ yìshi 。piānjiàn hé qíshì 、chóuhèn hé zhànzhēng ，zhī huì dàilái zāinàn hé tòngkǔ 。xiānghù zūnzhòng 、píngděng xiāngchǔ 、hépíng fāzhǎn 、gòngtóng fánróng ，cái shì rénjiān zhèngdào ，shìjiègèguó yīnggāi gòngtóng wéihù yǐ Liánhéguó xiànzhāng zōngzhǐ hé yuánzé wèi héxīn de guójì zhìxù hé guójì tǐxì ，jījí gòujiàn yǐ to collaborate gòngyíng wèi héxīn de xīnxíng guójì guānxi gòngtóng tuījìn shìjiè hépíng yǔ fāzhǎn de chónggāo shìyè 。
For peace, we have to securely establish an awareness of a community of destiny among humanity. Prejudice and discrimination, hostility and war, they only bring disaster and pain. Mutual respect, treating one another as equals, peaceful development, prospering together, this is the true path for humanity. Each country in the world should uphold the objectives and principles enshrined in the United Nations charter as the core tenets of international order and the international system, to proactively construct new international relations with win-win cooperation at its core, to continue to carry forward the sublime undertaking that is world peace and development.
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在这里，我代表中共中央、全国人大国务院、全国政协中央军委，向全国参加过抗日战争的老战士老同志爱国人士和抗日将领，向为中国人民抗日战争胜利作出重大贡献的海内外中华儿女，致以崇高的敬意！向支援和帮助过中国人民抵抗侵略的外国政府和国际友人，表示衷心的感谢！向参加今天大会的各国来宾和军人朋友们，表示热烈的欢迎！
zài zhèlǐ ，wǒ dàibiǎo ZhōnggòngZhōngyāng 、QuánguóRénDà Guówùyuàn 、quán guó zhèngxié zhōngyāngjūnwěi ，xiàng quánguó cānjiā guò KàngRìZhànzhēng de lǎo zhànshì lǎo tóngzhì ài guó rénshì hé kàngRì jiànglǐng ，xiàng wèi Zhōngguó rénmín KàngRìZhànzhēng shènglì zuòchū zhòngdà gòngxiàn de hǎinèiwài Zhōnghuá ér nu:3 ，zhìyǐ chónggāo de jìngyì ！Xiàng zhīyuán hé bāngzhù guò Zhōngguó rénmín dǐkàng qīnlu:è de wàiguó zhèngfǔ hé guójì yǒurén ，biǎoshì zhōngxīn de gǎnxiè ！Xiàng cānjiā jīntiān dàhuì de gèguó láibīn hé jūnrén péngyou men ，biǎoshì rèliè de huānyíng ！
Here I represent the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the National People's Congress, the State Council, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and the Central Military Commission, in paying the highest respects to all the veterans, the old comrades, patriots and the military officers who took part in the war against the Japanese, as well as to the sons and daughters of China here at home and overseas who made a big contribution to the victory in the Chinese People’s War Against Japanese Aggression! And to express sincere thanks to the foreign governments and international friends who supported or assisted the Chinese people in resisting the invasion! And we’d like to express an enthusiastic welcome to all the guests and army friends from countries around the world who have come to attend this event today!
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我是一名军人。"听起来很崇高。
wǒ shì yī míng jūnrén 。"tīng qǐlai hěn chónggāo 。
'I'm in the military' sounds more high-status.
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嗯，他们的学识和等级都很高。由于藏传佛教特别注重师徒传承的方式，所以作为老师和智者的喇嘛地位自然就非常崇高了。
ng4 ，tāmen de xuéshí hé děngjí dōu hěn gāo 。yóuyú zàngchuán fójiào tèbié zhùzhòng shītú chuánchéng de fāngshì ，suǒyǐ zuòwéi lǎoshī hé zhìzhě de lǎma dìwèi zìrán jiù fēicháng chónggāo le 。
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