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人往高处走,水往低处流rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú

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

人高马大rén gāo mǎ dà

tall and strong

Headword or pronunciation人高马大

低开高走dī kāi gāo zǒu

(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

假高音jiǎ gāo yīn

falsetto, same as 假聲|假声

Headword or pronunciation假高音

偏高piān gāo

to be on the high side / to be unusually high

Headword or pronunciation偏高

债台高筑zhài tái gāo zhù

lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom) / heavily in debt

Headword or pronunciation债台高筑

前方高能qián fāng gāo néng

(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

创下高票房chuàng xià gāo piào fáng

to set a box office record

Headword or pronunciation创下高票房

功高不赏gōng gāo bù shǎng

high merit that one can never repay (idiom) / invaluable achievements

Headword or pronunciation功高不赏

功高望重gōng gāo wàng zhòng

high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation功高望重

功高盖主gōng gāo gài zhǔ

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

卑之,毋甚高论bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn

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

卑之,无甚高论bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn

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

反高潮fǎn gāo cháo

anticlimax

Headword or pronunciation反高潮

另请高明lìng qǐng gāo míng

please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation另请高明

另谋高就lìng móu gāo jiù

to get a better job somewhere else (idiom) / to seek alternative employment

Headword or pronunciation另谋高就

名师出高徒míng shī chū gāo tú

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

唱高调chàng gāo diào

to sing the high part / to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation唱高调

喝高hē gāo

to get drunk

Headword or pronunciation喝高

堆高机duī gāo jī

forklift

Headword or pronunciation堆高机

堆高车duī gāo chē

high-lift pallet truck / pallet stacker

Headword or pronunciation堆高车

垫高diàn gāo

a support / to raise / to bolster / to jack up

Headword or pronunciation垫高

天高皇帝远tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn

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

女高nǚ gāo

(slang) female high school student / all-girls high school

Headword or pronunciation女高

好高骛远hào gāo wù yuǎn

to bite off more than one can chew (idiom) / to aim too high

Headword or pronunciation好高骛远

孤高gū gāo

arrogant

Headword or pronunciation孤高

居高不下jū gāo bù xià

(of prices, rates etc) to remain high

Headword or pronunciation居高不下

展翅高飞zhǎn chì gāo fēi

to spread one's wings and soar (idiom) / to develop one's abilities freely

Headword or pronunciation展翅高飞

山高水长shān gāo shuǐ cháng

high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom) / fig. noble and far-reaching

Headword or pronunciation山高水长

山高水险shān gāo shuǐ xiǎn

lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift / to undertake an arduous task or journey (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation山高水险

山高海深shān gāo hǎi shēn

high as the mountain and deep as the sea (idiom) / fig. infinite bounty

Headword or pronunciation山高海深

巴高望上bā gāo wàng shàng

to wish for higher status (idiom) / to curry favor in the hope of promotion

Headword or pronunciation巴高望上

年事已高nián shì yǐ gāo

old in years

Headword or pronunciation年事已高

年高德劭nián gāo dé shào

to be advanced in both years and virtue (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation年高德劭

引吭高歌yǐn háng gāo gē

to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation引吭高歌

心高气傲xīn gāo qì ào

proud and arrogant

Headword or pronunciation心高气傲

志高气扬zhì gāo qì yáng

high-spirited and smug

Headword or pronunciation志高气扬

忽高忽低hū gāo hū dī

alternately soaring and plunging

Headword or pronunciation忽高忽低

性交高潮xìng jiāo gāo cháo

orgasm

Headword or pronunciation性交高潮

性欲高潮xìng yù gāo cháo

orgasm

Headword or pronunciation性欲高潮

天高氣爽 tiān gāo qì shuǎng · see 秋高气爽

高血脂 gāo xuè zhī · see 高脂血症

高飛遠走 gāo fēi yuǎn zǒu · see 远走高飞

上高 Shàng gāo · see 上高县

撐杆跳高 chēng gān tiào gāo · variant of 撑竿跳高

秦鏡高懸 Qín jìng gāo xuán · see 明镜高悬

興高彩烈 xìng gāo cǎi liè · variant of 兴高采烈

蹦高兒 bèng gāo r · variant of 蹦高

陽高 Yáng gāo · see 阳高县

高勾麗 Gāo gōu lí · variant of 高句丽

高台 Gāo tái · see 高台县

高唐 Gāo táng · see 高唐县

高坪 Gāo píng · see 高坪区

高安 Gāo ān · see 高安市

高州 Gāo zhōu · see 高州市

高平 Gāo píng · see 高平市

高才生 gāo cái shēng · variant of 高材生

高昌 Gāo chāng · see 高昌区

高淳 Gāo chún · see 高淳区

高港 Gāo gǎng · see 高港区

高碑店 Gāo bēi diàn · see 高碑店市

高筍 gāo sǔn · see 茭白

高要 Gāo yāo · see 高要区

高邑 Gāo yì · see 高邑县

高郵 Gāo yóu · see 高邮市

高陵 Gāo líng · see 高陵区

高青 Gāo qīng · see 高青县

八斗之才 bā dǒu zhī cái · see 才高八斗

䠷 tiǎo · see 高䠷

髙 gāo · variant of 高

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