高 gāo high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific) syn 靴子 xuē zi boots syn 高大 gāo dà tall / lofty / towering syn 高个子 高個子 gāo gè zi tall person / (of a person) tall syn 修长 修長 xiū cháng slender / lanky / tall and thin syn 大个儿 大個兒 dà gè r tall person syn 魁梧 kuí wú tall and sturdy syn 高挑 gāo tiǎo raised high / (of a person) slender / tall and thin (Taiwan pr. [gao1tiao1]) 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 耸立 聳立 sǒng lì to stand tall / to tower aloft syn 挺拔 tǐng bá tall and straight 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 伟岸 偉岸 wěi àn imposing / upright and tall / outstanding / gigantic in stature syn 人高马大 人高馬大 rén gāo mǎ dà tall and strong syn 高帽子 gāo mào zi tall conical paper hat worn as a public humiliation / dunce cap / (fig.) flattery syn 马靴 馬靴 mǎ xuē riding boots 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 马刺 馬刺 mǎ cì spur (on riding boots) 高矮 gāo ǎi height (i.e. whether short or tall) syn 森然 sēn rán (of tall trees) dense, thick / awe-inspiring syn 魁伟 魁偉 kuí wěi tall and big / stalwart syn 短靴 duǎn xuē ankle boots 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 乔 喬 qiáo tall syn 磕 kē to tap / to knock (against sth hard) / to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc) syn 冰鞋 bīng xié skating boots / skates 高楼大厦 高樓大廈 gāo lóu dà shà tall building syn 轩 軒 xuān pavilion with a view / high / tall / high fronted, curtained carriage (old) syn 雨靴 yǔ xuē rain boots / rubber boots / CL:雙|双[shuang1] 厦 廈 shà (bound form) tall building / mansion / (bound form) rear annex / lean-to / Taiwan pr. [xia4] syn 榔 láng tall tree (archaic) syn 膀大腰圆 膀大腰圓 bǎng dà yāo yuán tall and strong / burly / beefy syn 安全鞋 ān quán xié safety shoes / mine shoes / protective boots / anti-mine boots 崔巍 cuī wēi tall / towering 伉 kàng spouse / big and tall / strong / robust / upright and outspoken syn 颀 頎 qí tall 阆 閬 làng (literary) vast / spacious / (literary) lofty / (literary) tall door / (literary) dry moat outside a city wall 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 天梯 tiān tī stairway to heaven / high mountain road / tall ladder on a building or other large structure / space elevator 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 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 防毒靴套 fáng dú xuē tào gas-protection boots / protective boots 涉水靴 shè shuǐ xuē wading boots / high-topped waterproof boots 防护靴 防護靴 fáng hù xuē safety shoes / mine shoes / protective boots / anti-mine boots 防雷靴 fáng léi xuē safety shoes / mine shoes / protective boots / anti-mine boots 高靿 gāo yào (of boots, socks etc) long / high / tall 足踝靴 zú huái xuē ankle boots 鞾 xuē boots 作战靴 作戰靴 combat boots 沙漠靴 desert boots 毡靴 氈靴 zhān xuē felt boots / valenki (traditional Russian footwear) 雪地靴 xuě dì xuē ugg boots 大不列蹀 dà bu liē diē (dialect) full of oneself / too big for one's boots 挂靴 掛靴 guà xuē (sports) to hang up one's boots / to retire 雨鞋 yǔ xié waterproof footwear (rubber boots etc) syn 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 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 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 高富帅 高富帥 gāo fù shuài "Mr Perfect" (i.e. tall, rich and handsome) (Internet slang) 身高马大 身高馬大 shēn gāo mǎ dà tall / huge syn 亭亭玉立 tíng tíng - yù lì (idiom) (of a woman) slender and elegant / (idiom) (of a plant) tall and straight syn 高䠷 gāo tiǎo (of a person) slender / tall and thin 高挑子 gāo tiǎo zi tall person 