Word: 高 (gāo)

万般皆下品，唯有读书高

wànbān jiē xiàpǐn, wéiyǒu dúshū gāo

all trades are low-grade; only book study is lofty

上城头学喇叭，本领不高吹得高

shàng chéngtóu xué lǎba, běnlǐng bù gāo chuī de gāo

going up on the city wall to learn the bugle: skill isn't high but the blowing is high

下了几场雨，地里的苗都长高了。

Xià le jǐ chǎng yǔ, dìlǐ de miáo dōu zhǎng gāole.

After several rains, the sprouts in the field have grown tall.

中国西部地势高，东部地势低。

Zhōngguó xībù dìshì gāo, dōngbù dìshì dī.

In China the land is high in the west and low in the east.

为人处世两件宝，和为贵来忍为高

wéi rén chǔshì liǎng jiàn bǎo, hé wéi guì lái rěn wéi gāo

two treasures for dealing with people: harmony is most precious, patience is highest

井淘三遍吃甜水，人从三师武艺高

jǐng táo sān biàn chī tiánshuǐ, rén cóng sān shī wǔyì gāo

clean a well three times and drink sweet water; learn from three teachers and your skill is high

人不求人一般高

rén bùqiúrén yìbān gāo

if people don't beg from people, they are all equally tall

人到无求品自高

rén dào wú qiú pǐn zì gāo

when a person wants nothing, his character is naturally high

人多力量大，柴多火焰高

rén duō lìliang dà, chái duō huǒyàn gāo

with many people the strength is great; with much firewood the flames are high

人抬人高，水抬船高

rén tái rén gāo, shuǐ tái chuán gāo

people lifting people makes them tall; water lifting a boat makes it high

人收入愈高，欲望就愈大。

Rén shōurù yù gāo, yùwàng jiù yù dà.

Men's wants become greater in proportion to the increase in their income.

人能名望高

rén néng míngwàng gāo

if a person is capable, his reputation is high

今年公司的分红很高。

Jīnnián gōngsī de fēnhóng hěn gāo.

The company's dividend is very high this year.

今年的销量比去年同期高了两成。

Jīnnián de xiāoliàng bǐ qùnián tóngqī gāole liǎng chéng.

This year's sales are twenty percent higher than the same period last year.

他个子高，身体很魁梧。

Tā gèzi gāo, shēntǐ hěn kuíwú.

He is tall and has a sturdy build.

他个子高，身材也很均匀。

Tā gèzi gāo, shēncái yě hěn jūnyún.

He is tall and well proportioned.

他们两个里高的那一个先出来了。

Tāmen liǎng gè lǐ gāo de nà yí gè xiān chūláile.

The taller of the two went out first.

他们俩中，高的那个先走了出来。

Tāmen liǎ zhōng, gāo de nàge xiān zǒule chūlái.

Of the two of them, the taller one went out first.

他们比我们高得多。

Tāmen bǐ wǒmen gāo de duō.

They are much taller than us.

他们高不高？

Tāmen gāo bù gāo?

Are they tall?

他仰着头，看着那座高高的楼。

Tā yǎngzhe tóu, kànzhe nà zuò gāo gāo de lóu.

He looked up at the tall building.

他又高又瘦，像一根竹竿。

Tā yòu gāo yòu shòu, xiàng yìgēn zhúgān.

He is tall and thin, like a bamboo pole.

他又高又胖，还总是很忙。

Tā yòu gāo yòu pàng, hái zǒngshì hěn máng.

He is tall, fat and always busy.

他和他爸爸一样高。

Tā hé tā bàba yíyàng gāo.

He is as tall as his father.

他和她一样高。

Tā hé tā yíyàng gāo.

He is as tall as her.

他和我一样高。

Tā hé wǒ yíyàng gāo.

He is as tall as I.

他哥哥仍然比较高。

Tā gēge réngrán bǐjiào gāo.

His brother is still taller in comparison.

他在公司的头衔比我高。

Tā zài gōngsī de tóuxián bǐ wǒ gāo.

His rank in the company is higher than mine.

他得到了比我们还高的分数。

Tā dédàole bǐ wǒmen hái gāo de fēnshù.

He got a better score than us.

他总想买更高档次的车。

Tā zǒng xiǎng mǎi gèng gāo dàngcì de chē.

He always wants to buy a car of a higher class.

他才三岁，你要求未免太高了。

Tā cái sān suì, nǐ yāoqiú wèimiǎn tài gāole.

He's only three, so your expectations are really too high.

他既高又帅。

Tā jì gāo yòu shuài.

He is tall and handsome.

他有很高的政治觉悟。

Tā yǒu hěn gāo de zhèngzhì juéwù.

He has a high level of political consciousness.

他比他的弟弟高。

Tā bǐ tā de dìdi gāo.

He is taller than his brother.

他比你高得多。

Tā bǐ nǐ gāo de duō.

He's much taller than you.

他比我高一个头。

Tā bǐ wǒ gāo yí gè tóu.

He is taller than me by a head.

他比我高一个年级。

Tā bǐ wǒ gāo yí gè niánjí.

He is one year ahead of me in school.

他比我高两寸。

Tā bǐ wǒ gāo liǎng cùn.

He is two inches taller than I am.

他父母对他期望过高。

Tā fùmǔ duì tā qīwàngguo gāo.

His parents expect too much of him.

他的书法已经到了很高的境界。

Tā de shūfǎ yǐjīng dàole hěn gāo de jìngjiè.

His calligraphy has reached a very high state of mastery.

他的薪水高。

Tā de xīnshuǐ gāo.

His salary is high.

他的薪酬很高。

Tā de xīnchóu hěn gāo.

His salary is high.

他长得高吗？

Tā zhǎng de gāo ma?

Is he tall?

价格太高会降低竞争力。

Jiàgé tài gāo huì jiàngdī jìngzhēnglì.

Prices that are too high will reduce competitiveness.

价格这么高，销量可想而知。

Jiàgé zhème gāo, xiāoliàng kěxiǎng'érzhī.

With a price this high, it goes without saying that sales are poor.

但愿我长高一点。

Dànyuàn wǒ zhǎng gāo yìdiǎn.

I wish I were a little taller.

你们比她高。

Nǐmen bǐ tā gāo.

You are taller than she.

你们比我还高。

Nǐmen bǐ wǒ hái gāo.

You're taller than me.

你会跳多高，就跳多高。

Nǐ huì tiào duō gāo, jiù tiào duō gāo.

Jump as high as you can.

你和我一样高。

Nǐ hé wǒ yíyàng gāo.

You are as tall as I am.

你对你的孩子期望过高。

Nǐ duì nǐ de háizi qīwàngguo gāo.

You expect too much of your child.

你弟弟又高又俊，真让人羡慕。

Nǐ dìdi yòu gāo yòu jùn, zhēn ràngrénxiànmù.

Your younger brother is tall and handsome, which makes people envious.

你比她要高。

Nǐ bǐ tā yào gāo.

You are taller than she is.

你爸爸很高。

Nǐ bàba hěn gāo.

Your father is tall.

你的女儿很高。

Nǐ de nǚ'ér hěn gāo.

Your daughter is tall.

你的父母有多高？

Nǐ de fùmǔ yǒu duō gāo?

How tall are your parents?

你真的很高，不是吗？

Nǐ zhēnde hěn gāo, bú shì ma?

You really are tall, aren't you?

你知道哪里买电脑性价比高吗？

Nǐ zhīdào nǎlǐ mǎi diànnǎo xìngjiàbǐ gāo ma?

Do you know where I can get a computer for a good price?

你能跳多高？

Nǐ néng tiào duō gāo?

How high can you jump?

你认识高先生吗？

Nǐ rènshi gāo xiānsheng ma?

Do you know Mr Gao?

做模具需要很高的精度。

Zuò mújù xūyào hěn gāo de jīngdù.

Making molds requires a high degree of precision.

公共事业的收费不能太高。

Gōnggòngshìyè de shōufèi bùnéng tài gāo.

Charges for public utilities shouldn't be too high.

公司在网上征人，要求不高。

Gōngsī zài wǎngshàng zhēng rén, yāoqiú bù gāo.

The company is recruiting online, and the requirements aren't high.

公园门口有几棵很高的柏树。

Gōngyuán ménkǒu yǒu jǐ kē hěn gāo de bǎishù.

There are a few very tall cypress trees at the park entrance.

公正的代价很高。

Gōngzhèng de dàijià hěn gāo.

Justice is expensive.

公立学校的学费不太高。

Gōnglìxuéxiào de xuéfèi bú tài gāo.

Tuition at public schools isn't very high.

冶炼需要很高的温度。

Yěliàn xūyào hěn gāo de wēndù.

Smelting requires very high temperatures.

利息不高，但本金很安全。

Lìxī bù gāo, dàn běnjīn hěn ānquán.

The interest isn't high, but the principal is very safe.

利率和通货膨胀很高。

Lìlǜ hé tōnghuòpéngzhàng hěn gāo.

Interest rates and inflation were high.

别对他有太高的期望。

Bié duì tā yǒu tài gāo de qīwàng.

Don't expect too much of him.

北京的纬度比广州高。

Běijīng de wěidù bǐ Guǎngzhōu gāo.

Beijing's latitude is higher than Guangzhou's.

千高万高，人心最高

qiān gāo wàn gāo, rénxīn zuìgāo

a thousand heights, ten thousand heights, the human heart is the highest

单价太高，我再考虑一下。

Dānjià tài gāo, wǒ zài kǎolǜ yíxià.

The unit price is too high, so let me think about it again.

参赛门槛非常高。

Cānsài ménkǎn fēicháng gāo.

The contest has very strict eligibility requirements.

双一流大学分数线很高。

Shuāngyìliú dàxué fēnshùxiàn hěn gāo.

The cutoff scores at Double First-Class universities are very high.

吃甘蔗上山，步步高，节节甜

chī gānzhe shàngshān, bùbù gāo, jiéjié tián

Eating sugar cane while climbing a hill: each step higher, each joint sweeter

呵，这个孩子都长这么高了！

Ā, zhège háizi dōu cháng zhème gāole!

Wow, this child has grown so tall already!

哈巴狗咬月亮，不知自己有多高

hǎbāgǒu yǎo yuèliang, bùzhī zìjǐ yǒu duō gāo

a pug biting at the moon: it doesn't know how high it is

唢呐的声音又高又响。

Suǒnà de shēngyīn yòu gāo yòu xiǎng.

The suona sounds both high and loud.

国王住在高高的宫殿里。

Guówáng zhù zài gāo gāo de gōngdiàn lǐ.

The king lives in a tall palace.

在日本生活消费很高。

Zài Rìběn shēnghuó xiāofèi hěn gāo.

Life in Japan is expensive.

地核的温度非常高。

Dìhé de wēndù fēicháng gāo.

The temperature of the Earth's core is extremely high.

坐在飞机上放鞭炮，响得高

zuò zài fēijī shàng fàngbiānpào, xiǎng de gāo

setting off firecrackers on an airplane: the bang (the thought) is high

城市中心有很多高高的建筑。

Chéngshì zhōngxīn yǒu hěn duō gāo gāo de jiànzhù.

At the city center, there are many tall buildings.

塔尖上亮相，姿态高

tǎjiān shang liàngxiàng, zītài gāo

striking a pose on top of a pagoda: a high bearing

夏天这里的温度常常很高。

Xiàtiān zhèlǐ de wēndù chángcháng hěn gāo.

In summer the temperature here is often very high.

外资公司的工资比较高。

Wàizī gōngsī de gōngzī bǐjiào gāo.

Foreign-funded companies pay relatively high salaries.

天高任鸟飞，海阔凭鱼跃

tiān gāo rèn niǎo fēi, hǎi kuò píng yúyuè

the sky is high, let the birds fly; the sea is wide, let the fish leap

女性的地位越来越高了。

Nǚxìng de dìwèi yuèláiyuè gāole.

Women's status is getting higher and higher.

女性的平均工资仍然没有男性的高。

Nǚxìng de píngjūngōngzī réngrán méiyǒu nánxìng de gāo.

The average salary of women is still not as high as that of men.

她不是非常高吧？

Tā bú shì fēicháng gāo ba?

She isn't very tall, is she?

她个子很高。

Tā gèzi hěn gāo.

She is tall.

她去了高须诊所。

Tā qùle gāo xū zhěnsuǒ.

She went to the Takasu clinic.

她去年跳槽，薪水高多了。

Tā qùnián tiàocáo, xīnshuǐ gāo duō le.

She changed jobs last year, and her pay is much higher.

她可能比你高。

Tā kěnéng bǐ nǐ gāo.

She might be taller than you.

她大概跟你一样高。

Tā dàgài gēn nǐ yíyàng gāo.

She's about the same height as you.

她差不多和你一样高。

Tā chàbùduō hé nǐ yíyàng gāo.

She's almost the same height as you.

她很高。

Tā hěn gāo.

She is tall.

她比我更高。

Tā bǐ wǒ gèng gāo.

She is taller than me.

她比我高得多。

Tā bǐ wǒ gāo de duō.

She's way taller than me.