高个子 高個子 gāo gè zi tall person / (of a person) tall 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 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 行头 行頭 háng tóu team leader (archaic) / shopkeeper (archaic) syn 乘 shèng (archaic) four horse military chariot / (archaic) four / generic term for history books syn 彝 彞 yí (archaic) wine vessel / (archaic) sacrificial vessel / (literary) rule / convention 僬僬 jiāo jiāo (archaic) clear-minded / (archaic) bustling 樏 léi (archaic) simple sedan chair for traveling in the mountains / (archaic) platter with compartments for food (also pr. [lei3]) 枵 xiāo (archaic) hollow of a tree / (literary) empty / hollow 栃 lì archaic variant of 櫪|枥, oak / type of tree in ancient books / stable (for horses) 楋 là (archaic) species of tree mentioned in ancient texts 櫹 xiāo a type of big tree (archaic) 芲 菕 lún tree name (archaic) 栐 yǒng (archaic) a kind of tree whose timber was used to make ceremonial tablets 笏[hu4] 枣树 棗樹 zǎo shù jujube tree / date tree / Zizyphus vulgaris / CL:棵[ke1] syn 落叶松 落葉松 luò yè sōng larch tree (Pinus larix) / deciduous pine tree syn 指桑骂槐 指桑罵槐 zhǐ sāng mà huái lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree / fig. to scold sb indirectly / to make oblique accusations (idiom) syn 李代桃僵 lǐ dài táo jiāng lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree / to substitute one thing for another / to carry the can for sb syn 月桂树 月桂樹 yuè guì shù laurel tree (Laurus nobilis) / bay tree 株 zhū tree trunk / stump (tree root) / a plant / classifier for trees or plants / strain (biology) / to involve others (in shady business) syn 槐 huái Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica) / Japanese pagoda tree syn 杈 chà branches of a tree / fork of a tree syn 猴面包树 猴麵包樹 hóu miàn bāo shù boabab tree / monkey-bread tree / Adansonia digitata (botany) 刺桐 cì tóng Indian coral tree / sunshine tree / tiger's claw / Erythrina variegata (botany) 守株待兔，缘木求鱼 守株待兔，緣木求魚 shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom) / without any practical course of action 蚂蚁上树 螞蟻上樹 mǎ yǐ shàng shù "ants climbing a tree", a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1] and ground meat (so called because the particles of meat clinging to the noodles look like ants on the twigs of a tree) / (sex position) man standing, woman clinging to his upper body / (erotic massage) full-body licking 辣木 là mù moringa tree / horseradish-tree 全株收获 quán zhū shōu huò complete-tree harvesting / total tree logging 存留林 residual tree / remaining tree 留母树作业法 留母樹作業法 seed tree cutting / seed tree method 故障树分析 故障樹分析 fault tree analysis / fault tree technique 黄檗 黃檗 huáng bò Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense) / cork-tree bark (Chinese medicine) 马缨花 馬纓花 mǎ yīng huā Persian silk tree (Albizia julibrissin) / tree rhododendron (Rhododendron delavayi) syn 行道树 行道樹 xíng dào shù roadside tree / street tree 高大 gāo dà tall / lofty / towering syn 修长 修長 xiū cháng slender / lanky / tall and thin syn 挺拔 tǐng bá tall and straight 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 魁梧 kuí wú tall and sturdy syn 耸立 聳立 sǒng lì to stand tall / to tower aloft syn 高挑 gāo tiǎo raised high / (of a person) slender / tall and thin (Taiwan pr. [gao1tiao1]) syn 伟岸 偉岸 wěi àn imposing / upright and tall / outstanding / gigantic in stature 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 高矮 gāo ǎi height (i.e. whether short or tall) syn 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 森然 sēn rán (of tall trees) dense, thick / awe-inspiring syn 高 gāo high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific) syn 人高马大 人高馬大 rén gāo mǎ dà tall and strong syn 魁伟 魁偉 kuí wěi tall and big / stalwart syn 大个儿 大個兒 dà gè r tall person syn 高帽子 gāo mào zi tall conical paper hat worn as a public humiliation / dunce cap / (fig.) flattery syn 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 膀大腰圆 膀大腰圓 bǎng dà yāo yuán tall and strong / burly / beefy syn 崔巍 cuī wēi tall / towering 乔 喬 qiáo tall syn 厦 廈 shà (bound form) tall building / mansion / (bound form) rear annex / lean-to / Taiwan pr. [xia4] syn 轩 軒 xuān pavilion with a view / high / tall / high fronted, curtained carriage (old) syn 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 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 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 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 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 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 天梯 tiān tī stairway to heaven / high mountain road / tall ladder on a building or other large structure / space elevator 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 长筒靴 長筒靴 cháng tǒng xuē tall boots 高楼大厦 高樓大廈 gāo lóu dà shà tall building syn 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 高筒靴 gāo tǒng xuē tall boots 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 高靿 gāo yào (of boots, socks etc) long / high / tall 转身 轉身 zhuǎn shēn (of a person) to turn round / to face about / (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) syn 情色 qíng sè erotic (of art etc) / facial expression (archaic) 我等 wǒ děng we / us (archaic) 天机 天機 tiān jī mystery known only to heaven (archaic) / inscrutable twist of fate / fig. top secret syn 恶人 惡人 è rén evil person / vile creature / villain / (archaic) ugly person syn 你等 nǐ děng (archaic) you all 封号 封號 fēng hào (archaic) title granted to a person / to ban an (online) account 造诣 造詣 zào yì level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge) / (archaic) to pay a visit to sb syn 