高昂 (gāo áng) — (adjective) expensive, costly; (adjective) high-spirited, elated, soaring (of morale, enthusiasm); (verb) to hold (one's head) high, to raise

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Examples

• 这家酒店的住宿费非常高昂，我们换个地方吧。
  Zhè jiā jiǔ diàn de zhù sù fèi fēi cháng gāo áng, wǒ men huàn gè dì fāng ba.
  The accommodation fee at this hotel is very expensive — let's go somewhere else.
• 比赛前队员们的士气高昂，每个人都充满信心。
  Bǐ sài qián duì yuán men dī shì qì gāo áng, měi gè rén dōu chōng mǎn xìn xīn.
  Before the match, the players' morale was high and everyone was full of confidence.
• 他高昂着头，大步走出了房间。
  Tā gāo áng zhe tóu, dà bù zǒu chū le fáng jiān.
  He held his head high and strode out of the room.

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