高雄
Gāo xióng
Pinyin

Definition

高雄
 - 
Gāo xióng
  1. Kaohsiung or Gaoxiong city and county in south Taiwan

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)
英雄
yīng xióng
  1. 1 hero
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
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
奸雄
jiān xióng
  1. 1 person who seeks advancement by any means
  2. 2 career climber
  3. 3 unscrupulous careerist
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
枭雄
xiāo xióng
  1. 1 ambitious and ruthless character
  2. 2 formidable person
清高
qīng gāo
  1. 1 noble and virtuous
  2. 2 aloof from politics and material pursuits
群雄
qún xióng
  1. 1 outstanding heroes
  2. 2 warlords vying for supremacy (in former times)
  3. 3 stars (of sports or pop music)
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
雄
xióng
  1. 1 male
  2. 2 staminate
  3. 3 grand
  4. 4 imposing
  5. 5 powerful
  6. 6 mighty
  7. 7 person or state having great power and influence

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)
事实胜于雄辩
shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn
  1. 1 Facts speak louder than words. (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)

Sample Sentences

导游，高雄在哪里？
dǎoyóu ，Gāoxióng zài nǎli ？
Guide, where is Kaohsiung?
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大家看，高雄在这里。
dàjiā kàn ，Gāoxióng zài zhèli 。
Everyone look. Kaohsiung is here.
Go to Lesson