高铁
gāo tiě
Pinyin

Definition

高铁
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gāo tiě
  1. high speed rail

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

哈哈，的确，说到交通工具，中美还要合作建设美国西部快线高铁呢！这是美国首条高铁项目。
hāhā ，díquè ，shuōdào jiāotōng gōngjù ，Zhōng Měi hái yào hézuò jiànshè Měiguó xībù kuàixiàn gāotiě ne ！zhè shì Měiguó shǒu tiáo gāotiě xiàngmù 。
Ha ha, actually, speaking of means of transport, China and the U.S. are also going to work together to establish a high-speed rail link in the western United States! It will be the first high-speed rail project in the US.
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我搭高铁回去，现在高铁直达我们家终于不用像之前那样倒车了。
wǒ dā gāotiě huíqu ，xiànzài gāotiě zhídá wǒmen jiā zhōngyú bùyòng xiàng zhīqián nàyàng dǎochē le 。
I’ll take the high speed rail which now goes directly to my home. Finally I don’t have to change transportation like in the past.
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按理说，高铁上人人都有座位，应该不会拥挤呀？
ànlǐ shuō ，gāotiě shàng rénrén dōu yǒu zuòwèi ，yīnggāi bùhuì yōngjǐ ya ？
Logically seats on the high speed rail are assigned so it shouldn’t be crowded?
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事实上，前几天才报道了有人在高铁上“霸座”，被行政拘留的事情呢。
shìshí shàng ，qián jǐtiān cái bàodào le yǒurén zài gāotiě shàng “bàzuò ”，bèi xíngzhèng jūliú de shìqing ne 。
In fact a few days ago there was a report of a passenger on the high speed rail who took a seat illegally and was retained by administrative officers.
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是呀，高铁不是公交车，随意“霸坐”可是违法的呢。
shì ya ，gāotiě búshi gōngjiāochē ，suíyì “bàzuò ”kěshì wéifǎ de ne 。
Yes, the high speed rail is not a bus. It is illegal to take another person’s seat.
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我要两张十八号去南京的高铁票，一张成人的，一张儿童的。
wǒ yào liǎng zhāng shí bā hào qù Nánjīng de gāotiě piào ，yī zhāng chéngrén de ，yī zhāng értóng de 。
I want two high speed rail tickets to Nanjing on the 18th - one adult ticket, one children's ticket.
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高铁站在哪儿？
gāotiě zhàn zài nǎr5 ？
Where is the high-speed rail station?
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的确，我也是早上搭高铁，下午来开会。
díquè ，wǒ yě shì zǎoshang dā gāotiě ，xiàwǔ lái kāihuì 。
Indeed, I also took the high-speed rail in the morning and came to the meeting in the afternoon.
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现在也常听到二线、三线城市呢。搭高铁真方便。
xiànzài yě cháng tīngdào èrxiàn 、sǎnxiànchéngshì ne 。dā gāotiě zhēn fāngbiàn 。
But now I often hear of 2nd and 3rd tier cities. The high-speed rail is really convenient.
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这样吧，我们这周末搭高铁去重庆吃麻辣锅怎么样？
zhèyàng ba ，wǒmen zhè zhōumò dā gāotiě qù Chóngqìng chī málàguō zěnmeyàng ？
So how about going to Chongqing this weekend for spicy hot pot?
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