高级 高級 gāo jí high level / high grade / advanced / high-ranking syn 采取 採取 cǎi qǔ to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action) / to take 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 空手 kōng shǒu empty-handed / unarmed / (painting, embroidery etc) without following a model / (abbr. for 空手道[kong1 shou3 dao4]) karate syn 单干 單幹 dān gàn to work on one's own / to work single-handed / individual farming syn 高压 高壓 gāo yā (physics) high pressure / (meteorology) high atmospheric pressure / high voltage / systolic blood pressure / high-handed / oppressive syn 单枪匹马 單槍匹馬 dān qiāng pǐ mǎ lit. single spear and horse (idiom) / fig. single-handed / unaccompanied syn 高昂 gāo áng to hold (one's head) high / expensive / high (spirits etc) syn 戒严 戒嚴 jiè yán to impose martial law / to impose emergency measures 祖传 祖傳 zǔ chuán passed on from ancestors / handed down from generation to generation 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 不偏不倚 bù piān bù yǐ even-handed / impartial / unbiased / exact / just syn 传世 傳世 chuán shì handed down from ancient times / family heirloom syn 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 真传 真傳 zhēn chuán authentic tradition / handed-down teachings or techniques 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 高科技 gāo kē jì high tech / high technology 抢险 搶險 qiǎng xiǎn emergency (measures) / to react to an emergency 抗震 kàng zhèn anti-seismic measures / seismic defenses / earthquake resistant 高新技术 高新技朮 gāo xīn jì shù high tech / high technology 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 严打 嚴打 yán dǎ to crack down on / to take severe measures against 旧制 舊制 jiù zhì old system / weights and measures of former times 嫡传 嫡傳 dí chuán handed down in a direct line from the founder 高清 gāo qīng high definition (television etc) / high fidelity (audio) 高分 gāo fēn high marks / high score 采取措施 採取措施 cǎi qǔ cuò shī to adopt measures / to take steps 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 反腐败 反腐敗 fǎn fǔ bài to oppose corruption / anti-graft (measures, policy etc) 单手 單手 dān shǒu one hand / single-handed 正着 正著 zhèng zháo head-on / red-handed 保护措施 保護措施 bǎo hù cuò shī safe-keeping measures 家传 家傳 jiā chuán handed down in a family / family traditions syn 未然 wèi rán in advance / before it happens (cf preventative measures) / forestalling 高清晰度 gāo qīng xī dù high definition (instruments) / high resolution 减灾 減災 jiǎn zāi to take measures to mitigate the impact of disasters (including prevention, preparation, and support for stricken communities) 治学 治學 zhì xué scholarship / high-level study / to do scholarly research / to pursue a high level of study 防患 fáng huàn to take preventative measures / to guard against accident or disaster 反渗透 反滲透 fǎn shèn tòu anti-infiltration (measures taken against subversive external forces) / (chemistry) reverse osmosis 国民收入 國民收入 guó mín shōu rù measures of national income and output 高热量 高熱量 gāo rè liàng high calorie (foodstuff) / high heat content 釜底抽薪 fǔ dǐ chōu xīn to take drastic measures to deal with a situation / to pull the carpet from under sb syn 一无所获 一無所獲 yī wú suǒ huò to gain nothing / to end up empty-handed syn 昂 áng to lift / to raise / to raise one's head / high / high spirits / soaring / expensive syn 两手空空 兩手空空 liǎng shǒu kōng kōng empty-handed (idiom) / fig. not receiving anything syn 抱佛脚 抱佛腳 bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / panic measures in place of timely preparation syn 轩 軒 xuān pavilion with a view / high / tall / high fronted, curtained carriage (old) syn 残羹剩饭 殘羹剩飯 cán gēng shèng fàn leftovers from a meal / fig. remnants handed down from others 现行犯 現行犯 xiàn xíng fàn criminal caught red-handed 粗笨 cū bèn awkward / clumsy / unwieldy / heavy-handed syn 关防 關防 guān fáng security measures (esp. border security) / official seal (esp. military seal during Qing and Ming times) syn 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 人赃俱获 人贓俱獲 rén zāng jù huò (of a thief, smuggler etc) to be caught with stolen or illegal goods / to be caught red-handed 反走私 fǎn zǒu sī to oppose smuggling / anti-contraband (measures, policy etc) 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 上校 shàng xiào high ranking officer in Chinese army / colonel 快速 kuài sù fast / high-speed / rapid syn 高度 gāo dù height / altitude / elevation / high degree / highly / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 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 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 高中生 gāo zhōng shēng senior high school student 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 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 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 高山 gāo shān high mountain / alpine mountain syn 不菲 bù fěi considerable (cost etc) / bountiful (crop etc) / high (social status etc) syn 高等 gāo děng high-level / higher (animals, education etc) / advanced (math etc) syn 高价 高價 gāo jià high price 高官 gāo guān high official 高烧 高燒 gāo shāo fever / high temperature syn 大法官 dà fǎ guān grand justice / high court justice / supreme court justice syn 高血压 高血壓 gāo xuè yā high blood pressure / hypertension 