高昂 (gāo áng) — (adjective) expensive, costly; (adjective) high-spirited, elated, soaring (of morale, enthusiasm); (verb) to hold (one's head) high, to raise
Definition
高昂 covers two senses: 'expensive' (more emphatic and written than the everyday 贵, similar to 昂贵) and 'high-spirited / soaring' for morale or enthusiasm (stronger than the lighter 美滋滋).
adjective
expensivecostlyhigh-spiritedelatedsoaring (of morale, enthusiasm)
verb
to hold (one's head) highto raise
Examples
- 高昂，。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.
- 高昂，。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.
- 高昂，。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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