金 jīn gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] syn 高度 gāo dù height / altitude / elevation / high degree / highly / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 恭维 恭維 gōng wei to praise / to speak highly of / compliment / praise syn 识字 識字 shí zì to learn to read / able to read / literate 资深 資深 zī shēn veteran (journalist etc) / senior / highly experienced syn 星级 星級 xīng jí star rating / top-class / highly rated 高效 gāo xiào efficient / highly effective syn 敬仰 jìng yǎng to revere / highly esteemed syn 剧毒 劇毒 jù dú highly toxic / extremely poisonous 抬举 擡舉 tái ju to lift sth up / to elevate sb / to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) / to show great regard / to speak highly / Taiwan pr. [tai2 ju3] syn 大功告成 dà gōng gào chéng successfully accomplished (project or goal) / to be highly successful syn 自鸣得意 自鳴得意 zì míng dé yì to think highly of oneself syn 澎湃 péng pài (of the sea etc) surging / tempestuous / (fig.) highly emotional / fervent syn 认字 認字 rèn zì to learn to read / able to read / literate 推崇 tuī chóng to esteem / to think highly of / to accord importance to / to revere syn 妙手 miào shǒu miraculous hands of a healer / highly skilled person / brilliant move in chess or weiqi (go) 圍棋|围棋 syn 器重 qì zhòng to regard sth as valuable / to think highly of (a younger person, a subordinate etc) syn 强人 強人 qiáng rén (politics) strongman / (in the workplace, esp. of a woman) a highly capable person / (old) robber syn 夸赞 誇贊 kuā zàn to praise / to speak highly of / to commend syn 红海 紅海 hóng hǎi (neologism) highly competitive market (contrasted with 藍海|蓝海[lan2 hai3]) 精干 精幹 jīng gàn crack (troops) / special (forces) / highly capable syn 圣手 聖手 shèng shǒu divine physician / sage doctor / highly skilled practitioner syn 高发 高發 gāo fā (of diseases, accidents) to occur with a high incidence / (old) to score highly in the imperial exams 盛赞 盛讚 shèng zàn to praise highly / an accolade syn 卓有成效 zhuó yǒu chéng xiào highly effective / fruitful syn 看得起 kàn de qǐ to show respect for / to think highly of syn 夜郎自大 yè láng zì dà lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom) / fig. foolish conceit syn 金领 金領 jīn lǐng gold collar / high-level senior executive / highly-skilled worker 高效能 gāo xiào néng highly efficient / effectivity 国手 國手 guó shǒu (sports) member of the national team / national representative / (medicine, chess etc) one of the most highly skilled practitioners in one's country syn 抬举 抬舉 tái jǔ to lift sth up / to elevate sb / to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) / to show great regard / to speak highly syn 天珠 tiān zhū dzi bead, a type of stone bead highly prized in Tibet for many centuries, reputed to hold supernatural power 恩准 ēn zhǔn approved by His (or Her) Majesty / permission graciously granted (from highly authoritative position) / to graciously permit / to condescend to allow syn 花拳绣腿 花拳繡腿 huā quán xiù tuǐ flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom) / highly embellished and ineffectual / fancy but impractical skills / all show and no go / pugilistic wankery 推重 tuī zhòng to esteem / to think highly of / to accord importance to / to revere 贵 貴 guì expensive / (bound form) highly valued / precious / (bound form) noble / of high rank / (prefix) (honorific) your syn 精 jīng essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic) syn 过目不忘 過目不忘 guò mù bù wàng to have a highly retentive memory / to have sth imprinted in one's memory syn 铁树开花 鐵樹開花 tiě shù kāi huā lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom) / a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence syn 秋毫无犯 秋毫無犯 qiū háo wú fàn (idiom) (of soldiers) highly disciplined, not committing the slightest offense against civilians syn 深明大义 深明大義 shēn míng dà yì to have a high notion of one's duty / to be highly principled syn 识文断字 識文斷字 shí wén duàn zì literate / a cultured person syn 一字千金 yī zì qiān jīn one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect / each word is highly valued syn 绝顶聪明 絕頂聰明 jué dǐng cōng ming highly intelligent / brilliant 自视甚高 自視甚高 zì shì shèn gāo to think highly of oneself (idiom) / giving oneself airs / arrogant and self-important 能写善算 能寫善算 néng xiě shàn suàn to be literate and numerate (idiom) 环境学识专家 environmentally literate specialist 能写会算 能寫會算 néng xiě - huì suàn (idiom) to be literate and numerate 识文断字 識文斷字 shí wén - duàn zì (idiom) able to read / literate syn 逴 chuò apparent / distant / highly 高浓缩铀 高濃縮鈾 gāo nóng suō yóu highly enriched uranium (HEU) 愤青 憤青 fèn qīng angry youth – highly nationalistic young Chinese people (abbr. for 憤怒青年|愤怒青年[feng4 nu4 qing1 nian2]) (neologism c. 1970s) 尊尚 zūn shàng to value highly / to hold up sth as a model 忘八旦 wàng bā dàn turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb) 忘八蛋 wàng bā dàn turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb) 推尊 tuī zūn to esteem / to revere / to think highly of sb 武艺高强 武藝高強 wǔ yì gāo qiáng highly skilled in martial arts 盛称 盛稱 shèng chēng enthusiastic praise / to praise highly 众人敬仰 眾人敬仰 zhòng rén jìng yǎng universally admired / highly esteemed by everyone 自视清高 自視清高 zì shì qīng gāo to think highly of oneself (idiom) / giving oneself airs / arrogant and self-important 见爱 見愛 jiàn ài (literary) to be so good as to show favor (to me) / to regard (me) highly 重利 zhòng lì high interest / huge profit / to value money highly syn 钻石王老五 鑽石王老五 zuàn shí wáng lǎo wǔ highly eligible bachelor / desirable male partner 馥馥 fù fù (literary) highly fragrant syn 高抬 gāo tái to speak highly of sb 高致病性 gāo zhì bìng xìng highly pathenogenic 高浓度铀 gāo nóng duó yóu highly enriched uranium / high-enriched uranium 高度举债机构 gāo duó jǔ zhài jī gòu highly leveraged institution 高杠杆金融机构 highly leveraged institution 1995年鱼类种群协定 1995年魚類種群協定 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks / 1995 Fish Stocks Agreemen 大偏心率轨道 大偏心率軌道 highly eccentric orbit 高度活性碳氢化合物 高度活性碳氫化合物 highly reactive hydrocarbons 高效抗逆转录病毒疗法 高效抗逆轉錄病毒療法 highly active antiretroviral therapy 高度洄游鱼类 高度洄遊魚類 highly migratory fish stock 高致病禽流感 highly pathogenic avian influenza 颖异 穎異 yǐng yì highly intelligent / original and unique 宗匠 zōng jiàng person with remarkable academic or artistic attainments / master craftsman / highly esteemed person syn 聪明绝顶 聰明絕頂 cōng ming jué dǐng highly intelligent / brilliant 辜鸿铭 辜鴻銘 gū hóng míng Ku Hung-ming or Gu Hongming (1857-1928), Malaysian man of letters, highly regarded for his literary works written mostly in English, and known for his monarchist views 催膘 cuī biāo to feed livestock with highly nutritional food in order to fatten them up in a short time 鄙视链 鄙視鏈 bǐ shì liàn a ranking of items in a particular category, with the most highly regarded on top (neologism c. 2012, coined by analogy with 食物鏈|食物链[shi2 wu4 lian4], food chain) 开脑洞 開腦洞 kāi nǎo dòng to blow people's minds with highly imaginative, bizarre ideas 特效药 特效藥 tè xiào yào effective medicine for a specific condition / highly effective medicine syn 药到病除 藥到病除 yào dào bìng chú lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom) / fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results / (of a solution or method) highly effective syn 皇帝女儿不愁嫁 皇帝女兒不愁嫁 huáng dì nǚ ér bù chóu jià lit. the emperor's daughter does not worry about whether she will be able to marry (idiom) / fig. highly sought after 偲 cāi (literary) learned / erudite / (literary) gifted / highly talented / Taiwan pr. [sai1] 有头有脸 有頭有臉 yǒu tóu - yǒu liǎn (idiom) (of a person) to be highly respected / to enjoy prestige syn 滚石上山 滾石上山 gǔn shí shàng shān lit. to roll a boulder up a hill (like Sisyphus) (idiom) / fig. to engage in a highly challenging task with perseverance and determination 