高个子 高個子 gāo gè zi tall person / (of a person) tall syn 高耸入云 高聳入雲 gāo sǒng rù yún tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom) / used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper syn 掩 yǎn to cover up / to conceal / to close (a door, book etc) / (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid / (literary) to launch a surprise attack syn 扃 jiōng (literary) to shut or bolt a door / door syn 楗 jiàn material (such as rocks, earth, bamboo etc) used to hastily repair a dike / (literary) door bar (vertical bar used to prevent the horizontal movement of a door bolt) 秩 zhì (literary) salary according to rank / (literary) an official's rank / (literary) order / orderliness / (literary) decade syn 辟 bì (literary) king / monarch / (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service / (literary) to avoid (variant of 避[bi4]) / (literary) to repel (variant of 避[bi4]) syn 舆 輿 yú (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1]) / (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven) / land / territory / (literary) carriage / (literary) sedan chair / palanquin / (bound form) the multitudes / the people / the public syn 倪 ní (literary) small child / (literary) limit / bound / extremity / (literary) to differentiate / (literary) origin / cause 攘 rǎng (literary) to push up one's sleeves / (literary) to reject / to resist / (literary) to seize / to steal / (literary) to perturb / Taiwan pr. [rang2] syn 硙硙 磑磑 ái ái (literary) lofty / towering / (literary) glistening white / (literary) hard / solid / (literary) piled up 入门 入門 rù mén entrance door / to enter a door / to learn the basics of a subject / introduction (to a subject) / (attributive) entry-level 车门 車門 chē mén car door / door of bus, railway carriage etc 关门 關門 guān mén to close a door / to lock a door / (of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently) syn 后门 後門 hòu mén back door / back gate / (fig.) back-door influence / under-the-table dealings / anus / (computing) backdoor syn 前门 前門 qián mén front door / main entrance / honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter) 门把 門把 mén bǎ door knob / door handle / also pr. [men2 ba4] 卷帘门 捲帘門 juǎn lián mén roll-up door / roller shutter door 偏门 偏門 piān mén side door / doing things by the side door (i.e. dishonestly) 门闩 門閂 mén shuān horizontal bar to hold a door closed (made of wood or metal) / door bolt syn 门扇 門扇 mén shàn door / the opening panel of a door syn 边门 邊門 biān mén side door / wicket door syn 开后门 開後門 kāi hòu mén to open the back door / fig. under the counter / to do a secret or dishonest deal / to let sth in by the back door syn 便门 便門 biàn mén side door / wicket door 樘 táng pillar / door post / door or window frame / classifier for doors or windows syn 椳 wēi the pivots, at the top and bottom of a Chinese door, on which the door turns 吊门 吊門 diào mén an overhung door / a door that hinges upwards 挨门 挨門 āi mén from door to door, one by one 门到门 門到門 mén dào mén door to door 门边框 門邊框 mén biān kuàng door frame / door pillars 铁将军把门 鐵將軍把門 tiě jiāng jūn bǎ mén lit. General Iron is guarding the door (idiom) / fig. the door is padlocked — nobody inside 𠳐 bāng (onom.) bang (door slamming shut etc) / rat-a-tat (knocking on a door etc) 斐然 fěi rán (literary) of great literary talent / (literary) (of achievements etc) brilliant / outstanding syn 婵娟 嬋娟 chán juān (literary) beautiful woman / (literary) lovely / graceful / (literary) the moon syn 第 dì (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just syn 勒 lè (literary) bridle / halter / headstall / to rein in / to compel / to force / (literary) to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4ke4si1]) syn 俱 jù (literary) all / both / entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike syn 聊 liáo (coll.) to chat / (literary) temporarily / for a while / (literary) somewhat / slightly / (literary) to depend upon syn 虞 yú (literary) to expect / to anticipate / (literary) to be concerned about / to be apprehensive / (literary) to deceive / to dupe syn 怃 憮 wǔ (literary) to have tender affection for / (literary) discouraged / disappointed / (literary) startled 蒐 sōu (literary) madder (Rubia cordifolia) / (literary) to hunt, esp. in spring / (literary) to gather / to collect 婵媛 嬋媛 chán yuán (literary) (of a woman) graceful / (literary) to be interwoven / (literary) to be emotionally involved 佹 guǐ (literary) perverse / unreasonable / (literary) eccentric / enigmatic / (literary) by chance / all of a sudden 塈 jì (literary) to plaster / (literary) to pick up / (literary) to rest 奭 shì (literary) majestic / magnificent / (literary) rich, deep red / (literary) angry / furious 庶几 庶幾 shù jī (literary) similar / almost / (literary) if only / it is to be hoped that / (literary) maybe / perhaps syn 比邻 比鄰 bǐ lín (literary) next-door neighbor / near / next to / Taiwan pr. [bi4lin2] syn 暗 闇 àn (literary) to close (a door) / to eclipse / confused / ignorant (variant of 暗[an4]) / dark (variant of 暗[an4]) syn 高大 gāo dà tall / lofty / towering syn 修长 修長 xiū cháng slender / lanky / tall and thin syn 挺拔 tǐng bá tall and straight syn 高耸 高聳 gāo sǒng erect / towering / to stand tall syn 矗立 chù lì to tower / standing tall and upright (of large building) syn 魁梧 kuí wú tall and sturdy syn 耸立 聳立 sǒng lì to stand tall / to tower aloft syn 高挑 gāo tiǎo raised high / (of a person) slender / tall and thin (Taiwan pr. [gao1tiao1]) syn 伟岸 偉岸 wěi àn imposing / upright and tall / outstanding / gigantic in stature syn 高瞻远瞩 高瞻遠矚 gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ to stand tall and see far (idiom) / taking the long and broad view / acute foresight syn 高矮 gāo ǎi height (i.e. whether short or tall) syn 英姿飒爽 英姿颯爽 yīng zī sà shuǎng (of a person) valiant and formidable-looking / to carry oneself tall syn 肃立 肅立 sù lì to stand respectfully / (of trees, mountains) standing tall and majestic 森然 sēn rán (of tall trees) dense, thick / awe-inspiring syn 高 gāo high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific) syn 人高马大 人高馬大 rén gāo mǎ dà tall and strong syn 魁伟 魁偉 kuí wěi tall and big / stalwart syn 大个儿 大個兒 dà gè r tall person syn 高帽子 gāo mào zi tall conical paper hat worn as a public humiliation / dunce cap / (fig.) flattery syn 巍然屹立 wēi rán yì lì to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom) / towering majestically / (of a person) to stand up against sb 膀大腰圆 膀大腰圓 bǎng dà yāo yuán tall and strong / burly / beefy syn 崔巍 cuī wēi tall / towering 乔 喬 qiáo tall syn 厦 廈 shà (bound form) tall building / mansion / (bound form) rear annex / lean-to / Taiwan pr. [xia4] syn 轩 軒 xuān pavilion with a view / high / tall / high fronted, curtained carriage (old) syn 榔 láng tall tree (archaic) syn 伉 kàng spouse / big and tall / strong / robust / upright and outspoken syn 颀 頎 qí tall 不识高低 不識高低 bù shí gāo dī can't recognize tall or short (idiom) / doesn't know what's what 树大招风 樹大招風 shù dà zhāo fēng lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom) / fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism 登高望远 登高望遠 dēng gāo wàng yuǎn to stand tall and see far (idiom) / taking the long and broad view / acute foresight syn 能伸能屈 néng shēn néng qū can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes) / ready to give and take / flexible 能屈能伸 néng qū néng shēn can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes) / ready to give and take / flexible syn 云窗雾槛 雲窗霧檻 yún chuāng wù kǎn cloud around the window, mist on the threshold (idiom) / tall building with the windows in the clouds 橚 sù tall and straight (of trees) 高大罂粟花综合症 高大罌粟花綜合症 gāo dà yīng sù huā zōng hé zhèng tall 天梯 tiān tī stairway to heaven / high mountain road / tall ladder on a building or other large structure / space elevator 劲拔 勁拔 jìng bá tall and straight 乔林 喬林 qiáo lín forest (esp. of tall trees) / high forest 大丈夫能屈能伸 dà zhàng fu néng qū néng shēn A leader can submit or can stand tall as required. / ready to give and take / flexible 彪个子 彪個子 biāo gè zi tall and strong physique 彪壮 彪壯 biāo zhuàng tall and husky / hefty 昂藏 áng cáng tall and strongly built / stalwart / courageous 筼筜 篔簹 yún dāng species of tall bamboo 长筒靴 長筒靴 cháng tǒng xuē tall boots 高楼大厦 高樓大廈 gāo lóu dà shà tall building syn 高矮胖瘦 gāo ǎi pàng shòu one's physique (tall or short, thin or fat) / stature 高阁 高閣 gāo gé tall building / high shelf 髝髞 láo sào boorish and irascible / tall 魔高一丈，道高一尺 mó gāo yī zhàng , dào gāo yī chǐ the devil is ten foot tall, virtue one foot (idiom) / It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil. 国际高大建筑物和城市生境理事会 國際高大建築物和城市生境理事會 International Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat 