- 高(tall; high; tower; tall building)ASSOCIATIVE
A tall tower reaching high is drawn with a roof, gate, and stacked foundation layers piled on top of each other.
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居高临下
居高临下
lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
HSK 7 (3.0)3 meanings#42742
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
- 。
He always looks down on others with a condescending attitude.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to occupy a commanding position
- 。
He always looks down on people with a condescending attitude.
- 參形adjective
to assume a haughty attitude
- 。
He always looks down on others with an arrogant attitude.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 臣(downcast look; lowered gaze)RADICAL
- 品(many things/people; multitude)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(straight line down; vertical)ASSOCIATIVE
A person bending their eyes downward to look at many things below represents the meaning of "approach and look down."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(horizontal line; boundary)RADICAL
- 卜(stroke descending downward)ASSOCIATIVE
A vertical stroke pointing downward across a boundary line marks 'below'.
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居高临下
Traditional居高臨下
lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
HSK 7 (3.0)3 meanings#42742
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
- 。
He always looks down on others with a condescending attitude.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to occupy a commanding position
- 。
He always looks down on people with a condescending attitude.
- 參形adjective
to assume a haughty attitude
- 。
He always looks down on others with an arrogant attitude.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 高(tall; high; tower; tall building)ASSOCIATIVE
A tall tower reaching high is drawn with a roof, gate, and stacked foundation layers piled on top of each other.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 臣(downcast look; lowered gaze)RADICAL
- 品(many things/people; multitude)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(straight line down; vertical)ASSOCIATIVE
A person bending their eyes downward to look at many things below represents the meaning of "approach and look down."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(horizontal line; boundary)RADICAL
- 卜(stroke descending downward)ASSOCIATIVE
A vertical stroke pointing downward across a boundary line marks 'below'.
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