Text matches for “高”

to be afraid of heights

acrophobia / fear of heights

(slang) sky-high heels / ultra-high-heeled shoes

(coll.) to be the object of flattery / to be placed on a pedestal

(idiom) of great talent

crawl high, step low (idiom) / unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors / toadying and bullying

to pull up

to raise (one's voice) / to overrate / to build up / to stand out / outstanding

(architecture) high-ceilinged / to raise (a ceiling) to a height of / ceiling height

pole vault

(coll.) to try to improve one's social standing by marrying or affiliating with people of higher status

lit. to cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom) / to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful / social climbing

perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)

general academic senior high school (as opposed to vocational high schools)

to feel giddy on heights / vertigo

difficult songs find few singers (idiom) / highbrow

wage ceiling

highest level / top class

maximum amount / ceiling / upper limit / quota

highest voice / highest pitch / highest note

tied up in a bundle on a high shelf / to put sth on the back burner / no longer a high priority

to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom) / to outsmart one's opponent

elevation / level

fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb) / fig. everything has its ancestral home / in old age, an expatriate returns home

to climb step by step / to rise steadily / on the up and up

highly skilled in martial arts

all-time high

the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom) / fig. to change with the overall trend / to develop according to the situation

(architecture) clear height / vertical clearance (from the floor to the lowest hanging object, such as a beam, pipe or ceiling) / (coll.) a person's height measured without shoes / actual height

to burn incense / to thank profusely

very high frequency (VHF)

sweet sorghum

biopolymers

(slang) male high school student

to go up to a high place

to make a clarion call / to make a public appeal

to stand tall and see far (idiom) / taking the long and broad view / acute foresight

white coat hypertension / white coat syndrome

(HK) (loanword) disco

(music) the highest note one can sing in a natural (non-falsetto) voice