地区 地區 dì qū local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 级 級 jí level / grade / rank / step (of stairs) / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier: step, level syn 高级 高級 gāo jí high level / high grade / advanced / high-ranking syn 高潮 gāo cháo high tide / high water / upsurge / peak of activity / climax (of a story, a competition etc) / to have an orgasm 高层 高層 gāo céng high-rise / high level / high class 水准 水準 shuǐ zhǔn level (of achievement etc) / standard / level (surveying) syn 高压 高壓 gāo yā (physics) high pressure / (meteorology) high atmospheric pressure / high voltage / systolic blood pressure / high-handed / oppressive syn 高等 gāo děng high-level / higher (animals, education etc) / advanced (math etc) syn 高昂 gāo áng to hold (one's head) high / expensive / high (spirits etc) syn 团长 團長 tuán zhǎng regimental command / head of a delegation / group buy organizer / group-buying coordinator 热度 熱度 rè dù level of heat / (fig.) zeal / fervor / (coll.) a temperature (i.e. abnormally high body heat) syn 平地 píng dì to level the land / level ground / plain syn 平整 píng zhěng smooth / level / to level off / to flatten (remove bumps) syn 高调 高調 gāo diào high-sounding speech / bombast / high-profile syn 高位 gāo wèi high position / eminent status / top job / raised position / upper (limbs) / a high (i.e. local maximum) / high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc syn 老总 老總 lǎo zǒng boss / sir (person with a leading role in an organization) / (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA / (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official / (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer syn 协调员 協調員 xié tiáo yuán coordinator 昂首 áng shǒu head high / in high spirits / to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse) syn 高亢 gāo kàng high-pitched and penetrating (musical instrument, voice etc) / high-spirited / fever-pitched (atmosphere) syn 束之高阁 束之高閣 shù zhī gāo gé tied up in a bundle on a high shelf / to put sth on the back burner / no longer a high priority syn 责任人 責任人 zé rèn rén responsible person / coordinator syn 高科技 gāo kē jì high tech / high technology 登堂入室 dēng táng rù shì lit. from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom) / fig. to go to the next level / to attain a higher level syn 水平面 shuǐ píng miàn horizontal plane / level surface / water level syn 高新技术 高新技朮 gāo xīn jì shù high tech / high technology syn 回落 huí luò to fall back / to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc) syn 高职 高職 gāo zhí vocational higher education institution (abbr. for 高等職業技術學校|高等职业技术学校[gao1 deng3 zhi2 ye4 ji4 shu4 xue2 xiao4]) / senior academic or professional title (abbr. for 高級職稱|高级职称[gao1 ji2 zhi2 cheng1]) / high-ranking employee (abbr. for 高級職員|高级职员[gao1 ji2 zhi2 yuan2]) / (Tw) vocational high school 一声 一聲 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) 直辖市 直轄市 zhí xiá shì municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision / province level city / also called directly governed city 金领 金領 jīn lǐng gold collar / high-level senior executive / highly-skilled worker 高清 gāo qīng high definition (television etc) / high fidelity (audio) 高分 gāo fēn high marks / high score 高技术 高技術 gāo jì shù high technology / high tech syn 偏高 piān gāo to be on the high side / to be unusually high 高阶 高階 gāo jiē high level 高清晰度 gāo qīng xī dù high definition (instruments) / high resolution 治学 治學 zhì xué scholarship / high-level study / to do scholarly research / to pursue a high level of study 上级领导 上級領導 shàng jí lǐng dǎo high-level leadership / top brass 高热量 高熱量 gāo rè liàng high calorie (foodstuff) / high heat content 高血糖 gāo xuè táng hyperglycemia / abnormally high blood sugar level 找平 zhǎo píng to level (ground) / to make level 阴平 陰平 yīn píng high and level tone, the first tone of putonghua syn 昂 áng to lift / to raise / to raise one's head / high / high spirits / soaring / expensive syn 峰 fēng (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit / mountain-like in appearance / highest level / classifier for camels syn 轩 軒 xuān pavilion with a view / high / tall / high fronted, curtained carriage (old) syn 水平仪 水平儀 shuǐ píng yí level (device to determine horizontal) / spirit level / surveyor's level 高不成低不就 gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) / not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one 水准仪 水準儀 shuǐ zhǔn yí level (device to determine horizontal) / spirit level / surveyor's level 高 gāo high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific) 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 将军 將軍 jiāng jūn general / high-ranking military officer / to check or checkmate / fig. to embarrass / to challenge / to put sb on the spot syn 原 yuán former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source syn 上校 shàng xiào high ranking officer in Chinese army / colonel 程度 chéng dù degree / level / extent syn 平 píng flat / level / equal / to tie (make the same score) / to draw (score) / calm / peaceful / abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1] syn 水平 shuǐ píng level (of achievement etc) / standard / horizontal syn 以下 yǐ xià that level or lower / that amount or less / the following syn 快速 kuài sù fast / high-speed / rapid syn 高度 gāo dù height / altitude / elevation / high degree / highly / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 以上 yǐ shàng that level or higher / that amount or more / the above-mentioned / (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all. syn 公 gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) syn 高速 gāo sù high speed / expressway (abbr. for 高速公路[gao1su4 gong1lu4]) syn 级别 級別 jí bié (military) rank / level / grade 发烧 發燒 fā shāo to have a high temperature (from illness) / to have a fever / (fig.) to be fascinated with / to obsess over / (fig.) flourishing / thriving / popular syn 高跟鞋 gāo gēn xié high-heeled shoes 默契 mò qì tacit understanding / mutual understanding / rapport / connected at a deep level with each other / (of team members) well coordinated / tight 占有 佔有 zhàn yǒu to have / to own / to hold / to occupy / to possess / to account for (a high proportion etc) syn 大钱 大錢 dà qián large sum of money / old Chinese type of coin of high denomination syn 快感 kuài gǎn pleasure / thrill / delight / joy / pleasurable sensation / a high 敬意 jìng yì respect / esteem / high regard syn 老友 lǎo yǒu old friend / sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty) syn 高中生 gāo zhōng shēng senior high school student 低级 低級 dī jí low level / rudimentary / vulgar / low / inferior syn 层次 層次 céng cì layer / level / gradation / arrangement of ideas / (a person's) standing syn 高档 高檔 gāo dàng superior quality / high grade / top grade syn 飞车 飛車 fēi chē fast-moving vehicle / to drive or ride a vehicle at high speed 超速 chāo sù to exceed the speed limit / to speed / high-speed 天线 天線 tiān xiàn antenna / mast / connection with high-ranking officials 平行 píng xíng parallel (in a spatial or geometric sense, or figuratively) / on an equal footing / on the same level / simultaneous / concurrent syn 层面 層面 céng miàn aspect / facet / level (political, psychological, spiritual etc) / (geology) bedding plane syn 击掌 擊掌 jī zhǎng to clap one's hands / to clap each other's hands / high five syn 发热 發熱 fā rè to have a high temperature / feverish / unable to think calmly / to emit heat syn 高音 gāo yīn high pitch / soprano / treble 初中 chū zhōng junior high school (abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1ji2 zhong1xue2]) syn 高空 gāo kōng high altitude syn 底层 底層 dǐ céng ground floor / first floor / lowest level / lowest rung (of society etc) syn 刮目相看 guā mù xiāng kàn to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth / to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc) syn 敬爱 敬愛 jìng ài to respect and love / to hold in high esteem syn 高温 高溫 gāo wēn high temperature 高涨 高漲 gāo zhǎng to surge up / to rise / (of tensions etc) to run high syn 音调 音調 yīn diào pitch of voice (high or low) / pitch (of a musical note) / tone syn 上交 shàng jiāo to hand over to / to give to higher authority / to seek connections in high places syn 高利贷 高利貸 gāo lì dài high-interest loan / usury syn 高处 高處 gāo chù high place / elevation 顶峰 頂峰 dǐng fēng peak / summit / fig. high point / masterpiece syn 高高在上 gāo gāo zài shàng set up on high (idiom) / not in touch with reality / aloof and remote 档次 檔次 dàng cì grade / class / quality / level syn 警戒线 警戒線 jǐng jiè xiàn police cordon / alert level 骨子里 骨子裡 gǔ zi lǐ beneath the surface / fundamentally / at the deepest level syn 上游 shàng yóu upper reaches (of a river) / upper level / upper echelon / upstream syn 