拔高

bágāo ㄅㄚˊ ㄍㄠ

    • to raise (one's voice)
    • to overrate
    • to build up
    • to stand out
    • outstanding

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 提高 tígāo
    • 提高成绩 improve one's grades
    • 快速提高 rise rapidly
  • 抬高 táigāo
    • 抬高身价 raise one's status

Antonyms 反义词

  • 贬低 biǎndī
    • 贬低别人 belittle others
    • 随意贬低 belittle at will
  • 压低 yādī
    • 压低价格 push prices down
    • 故意压低 deliberately push down

Telling them apart

In its extended sense 拔高 means artificially inflating something regardless of reality, and is disapproving. 提高 means raising something further from its present level, usually something abstract, and is neutral.

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