Vocabulary

[ gāo ]

Elementary Level(Band 1)

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[ gāo ]
Translation

high; tall

Phrase

1. 他有很高的收入。

[ tā yǒu hěn gāo de shōu rù 。 ]

He has a large income.

2. 你不可好高骛远。

[ nǐ bù kě hào gāo wù yuǎn 。 ]

You mustn't aim too high.

3. 很高兴听你这样说。

[ hěn gāo xìng tīng nǐ zhè yàng shuō 。 ]

I'm very glad to hear that.

4. 他工作效率高。

[ tā gōng zuò xiào lǜ gāo 。 ]

He was efficient in his work.

5. 他比我高一头。

[ tā bǐ wǒ gāo yī tóu 。 ]

He is taller than I by ahead.

6. 他大概只有五英尺高。

[ tā dà gài zhǐ yǒu wǔ yīng chǐ gāo 。 ]

He is only about five feet high.

7. 相对于我的身高来说,体重太重了!

[ xiāng duì yú wǒ de shēn gāo lái shuō , tǐ zhòng tài zhòng le ! ]

The weight is too much for my height.

8. 你的英语正在渐渐提高。

[ nǐ de yīng yǔ zhèng zài jiàn jiàn tí gāo 。 ]

Your English is improving little by little.

9. 在北京有许多高大的建筑物。

[ zài běi jīng yǒu xǔ duō gāo dà de jiàn zhù wù 。 ]

There are lots of huge buildings in Beijing.

10. 我们喜欢沿着新建的高速公路开车。

[ wǒ mén xǐ huān yán zhuó xīn jiàn de gāo sù gōng lù kāi chē 。 ]

We enjoyed driving along the new expressway.

11. 他们为考试结束了而高兴。

[ tā mén wèi kǎo shì jié shù le ér gāo xìng 。 ]

They were glad of the examination being over.

12. 我无法表达我接到他的信时有多高兴。

[ wǒ wú fǎ biǎo dá wǒ jiē dào tā de xìn shí yǒu duō gāo xìng 。 ]

I cannot express how glad I am to hear from him.

13. 很高兴遇到你。

[ hěn gāo xìng yù dào nǐ 。 ]

I’m glad to have met you.

14. 很高兴与你聊天。

[ hěn gāo xìng yǔ nǐ liáo tiān 。 ]

Nice talking to you.