生 shēng to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student syn 作 zuō (bound form) worker / (bound form) workshop / (slang) troublesome / high-maintenance (person) 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 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 gāo high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific) syn 高级 高級 gāo jí high level / high grade / advanced / high-ranking syn 高中 gāo zhōng senior high school / abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2] syn 出生 chū shēng to be born 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 高潮 gāo cháo high tide / high water / upsurge / peak of activity / climax (of a story, a competition etc) / to have an orgasm 高档 高檔 gāo dàng superior quality / high grade / top grade syn 诞生 誕生 dàn shēng to be born syn 出身 chū shēn to be born of / to come from / family background / class origin syn 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 同胞 tóng bāo born of the same parents / sibling / fellow citizen / compatriot syn 高涨 高漲 gāo zhǎng to surge up / to rise / (of tensions etc) to run high syn 兴高采烈 興高采烈 xìng gāo cǎi liè happy and excited (idiom) / in high spirits / in great delight syn 兴致勃勃 興致勃勃 xìng zhì bó bó to become exhilarated (idiom) / in high spirits / full of zest syn 崇敬 chóng jìng to revere / to venerate / high esteem syn 下地 xià dì to go down to the fields / to get up from bed / to leave one's sickbed / to be born 中招 zhōng zhāo senior high school enrollment 技术学校 技術學校 jì shù xué xiào vocational high school (abbr. to 技校[ji4xiao4]) 卖座 賣座 mài zuò (of a movie, show or restaurant) to attract customers / popular with the paying public / high-grossing / number of seats occupied (by moviegoers etc) 爆炒 bào chǎo to stir-fry rapidly using a high flame / to conduct a media blitz / to manipulate a stock market through large-scale buying and selling 公卿 gōng qīng high-ranking officials in the court of a Chinese emperor 高压清洗机 高壓清洗機 gāo yā qīng xǐ jī high pressure washer 初生之犊不畏虎 初生之犢不畏虎 chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom) / fig. the fearlessness of youth 贵 貴 guì expensive / (bound form) highly valued / precious / (bound form) noble / of high rank / (prefix) (honorific) your syn 耸 聳 sǒng to excite / to raise up / to shrug / high / lofty / towering syn 嗨 hāi oh alas / hey! / hi! (loanword) / a high (natural or drug-induced) (loanword) syn 快速 kuài sù fast / high-speed / rapid syn 一声 一聲 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) 高度 gāo dù height / altitude / elevation / high degree / highly / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 高速 gāo sù high speed / expressway (abbr. for 高速公路[gao1su4 gong1lu4]) syn 生成 shēng chéng to generate / to produce / to form / to be formed / to come into being / to be born with / to be blessed with syn 高血压 高血壓 gāo xuè yā high blood pressure / hypertension 初中 chū zhōng junior high school (abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1ji2 zhong1xue2]) syn 高层 高層 gāo céng high-rise / high level / high class 高科技 gāo kē jì high tech / high technology 高端 gāo duān high-end 高等 gāo děng high-level / higher (animals, education etc) / advanced (math etc) syn 高新技术 高新技朮 gāo xīn jì shù high tech / high technology syn 可达 可達 kě dá can reach / can get as high as / up to 高温 高溫 gāo wēn high temperature 占有 佔有 zhàn yǒu to have / to own / to hold / to occupy / to possess / to account for (a high proportion etc) syn 高压 高壓 gāo yā (physics) high pressure / (meteorology) high atmospheric pressure / high voltage / systolic blood pressure / high-handed / oppressive syn 落地 luò dì to fall to the ground / to be set on the ground / to reach to the ground / to be born / (of a plane) to land syn 快感 kuài gǎn pleasure / thrill / delight / joy / pleasurable sensation / a high 中学生 中學生 zhōng xué shēng middle-school student / high school student 高质量 高質量 gāo zhì liàng high quality 高山 gāo shān high mountain / alpine mountain syn 高价 高價 gāo jià high price 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 天线 天線 tiān xiàn antenna / mast / connection with high-ranking officials 过高 過高 guò gāo too high 发热 發熱 fā rè to have a high temperature / feverish / unable to think calmly / to emit heat syn 高性能 gāo xìng néng high performance 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 将领 將領 jiàng lǐng high-ranking military officer syn 出世 chū shì to be born / to come into being / to withdraw from worldly affairs syn 高清 gāo qīng high definition (television etc) / high fidelity (audio) 天价 天價 tiān jià extremely expensive / sky-high price 高空 gāo kōng high altitude 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 高分 gāo fēn high marks / high score 飞车 飛車 fēi chē fast-moving vehicle / to drive or ride a vehicle at high speed 上官 shàng guān high-ranking official / superior 国中 國中 guó zhōng junior high school (Tw) / abbr. for 國民中學|国民中学[guo2 min2 zhong1 xue2] 高楼 高樓 gāo lóu high building / multistory building / skyscraper / CL:座[zuo4] syn 高中生 gāo zhōng shēng senior high school student 高薪 gāo xīn high salary 高频 高頻 gāo pín high frequency syn 抢占 搶佔 qiǎng zhàn to seize (the strategic high ground) syn 高举 高舉 gāo jǔ to lift up / to hold high syn 新竹 xīn zhú Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries / Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan 大容量 dà róng liàng high capacity 高官 gāo guān high official 高昂 gāo áng to hold (one's head) high / expensive / high (spirits etc) syn 高额 高額 gāo é high quota / large amount 凌空 líng kōng be high up in the sky syn 青云 青雲 qīng yún clear sky / fig. high official position / noble syn 高跟鞋 gāo gēn xié high-heeled shoes 追捧 zhuī pěng to exhibit great enthusiasm for sb or sth / to embrace / favor / acclaim / adulation / high demand 尚书 尚書 shàng shū high official / government minister syn 上校 shàng xiào high ranking officer in Chinese army / colonel 高技术 高技術 gāo jì shù high technology / high tech syn 小将 小將 xiǎo jiàng (in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age / (during the Cultural Revolution) young militant in the Red Guard / (in modern usage) rising star (in sport, politics etc) syn 高处 高處 gāo chù high place / elevation 偏高 piān gāo to be on the high side / to be unusually high 高效率 gāo xiào lǜ high efficiency syn 敬意 jìng yì respect / esteem / high regard syn 高精度 gāo jīng dù high precision syn 不菲 bù fěi considerable (cost etc) / bountiful (crop etc) / high (social status etc) syn 高产 高產 gāo chǎn high yielding 腾空 騰空 téng kōng to soar / to rise high into the air syn 热度 熱度 rè dù level of heat / (fig.) zeal / fervor / (coll.) a temperature (i.e. abnormally high body heat) syn 凌云 凌雲 líng yún (lit. and fig.) towering / lofty / high syn 顶峰 頂峰 dǐng fēng peak / summit / fig. high point / masterpiece syn 高级中学 高級中學 gāo jí zhōng xué senior high school / abbr. to 高中[gao1 zhong1] syn 高音 gāo yīn high pitch / soprano / treble 