man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom) / one should constantly strive to make progress
Headword or pronunciation人往高处走,水往低处流
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man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom) / one should constantly strive to make progress
Headword or pronunciation人往高处走,水往低处流
tall and strong
Headword or pronunciation人高马大
(finance) (of the price of a security etc) to open lower than the previous closing price but rise throughout the trading session
Headword or pronunciation低开高走
falsetto, same as 假聲|假声
Headword or pronunciation假高音
to be on the high side / to be unusually high
Headword or pronunciation偏高
lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom) / heavily in debt
Headword or pronunciation债台高筑
(slang) Something awesome is about to happen! (originally, in a Japanese space battleship anime, it meant "Danger! High energy up ahead!" — a warning to either prepare for battle or take evasive action)
Headword or pronunciation前方高能
to set a box office record
Headword or pronunciation创下高票房
high merit that one can never repay (idiom) / invaluable achievements
Headword or pronunciation功高不赏
high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation功高望重
lit. one's accomplishments overshadow the authority of the sovereign (idiom) / fig. to be so influential that one rivals one's leader
Headword or pronunciation功高盖主
my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression) / my humble point is a familiar opinion / what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
Headword or pronunciation卑之,毋甚高论
my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression) / my humble point is a familiar opinion / what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
Headword or pronunciation卑之,无甚高论
anticlimax
Headword or pronunciation反高潮
please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation另请高明
to get a better job somewhere else (idiom) / to seek alternative employment
Headword or pronunciation另谋高就
A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
Headword or pronunciation名师出高徒
to sing the high part / to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation唱高调
to get drunk
Headword or pronunciation喝高
forklift
Headword or pronunciation堆高机
high-lift pallet truck / pallet stacker
Headword or pronunciation堆高车
a support / to raise / to bolster / to jack up
Headword or pronunciation垫高
lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom) / fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
Headword or pronunciation天高皇帝远
(slang) female high school student / all-girls high school
Headword or pronunciation女高
to bite off more than one can chew (idiom) / to aim too high
Headword or pronunciation好高骛远
arrogant
Headword or pronunciation孤高
(of prices, rates etc) to remain high
Headword or pronunciation居高不下
to spread one's wings and soar (idiom) / to develop one's abilities freely
Headword or pronunciation展翅高飞
high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom) / fig. noble and far-reaching
Headword or pronunciation山高水长
lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift / to undertake an arduous task or journey (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation山高水险
high as the mountain and deep as the sea (idiom) / fig. infinite bounty
Headword or pronunciation山高海深
to wish for higher status (idiom) / to curry favor in the hope of promotion
Headword or pronunciation巴高望上
old in years
Headword or pronunciation年事已高
to be advanced in both years and virtue (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation年高德劭
to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation引吭高歌
proud and arrogant
Headword or pronunciation心高气傲
high-spirited and smug
Headword or pronunciation志高气扬
alternately soaring and plunging
Headword or pronunciation忽高忽低
orgasm
Headword or pronunciation性交高潮
orgasm
Headword or pronunciation性欲高潮