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high

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MEANING6 meanings

MEANING

  1. adjective

    high

    距离地面或底部远的;声音尖锐的;程度深的;优秀的jùlí dìmiàn huò dǐbù yuǎn de;shēngyīn jiānruì de;chéngdù shēn de;yōuxiù de

    • This mountain is very tall.

    • This building has thirty floors and is extremely tall.

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    • Bill

      No one in this class is as tall as Bill.

    • You are just as tall as I am.

    • During the enterprise restructuring, we must uphold high standards and strict requirements, and guard against going through the motions.

  2. adjective

    above average

    超过普通水平;很好chāoguò pǔtōng shuǐpíng;hěn hǎo

    • He is taller than me.

    • Her math grades are higher than most of her classmates.

  3. adjective

    tall

    身体或物体从下到上的距离大shēntǐ huò wùtǐ cóng xiàxià dào shàngshang de jùlí dà

    • He is very tall.

    • This tree has grown very tall.

  4. adjective

    loud

    声音很大,能听得远shēngyīn hěn dà, néng tīng de yuǎn

    • He speaks in a very loud voice.

    • The music was too loud, and the neighbors came knocking to complain.

  5. pronoun

    your (honorific)

    敬称别人或别人的东西jìngchèng biérén huò biérén de dōngxi

    • May I ask your name?

  6. noun

    surname Gao

    姓氏,一个人的家族名字xìngshì, yīgè rénde jiāzú míngzì

    • My classmate Gao Ming is an excellent engineer.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A tall tower reaching high is drawn with a roof, gate, and stacked foundation layers piled on top of each other.

(top-middle-bottom)
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