高高 (gāo gāo) — (reduplicated adjective) very tall, towering; (adverb) highly, greatly, aloft
Definition
Reduplicated form of 高, used as a bound form: as a modifier before 的 it means 'towering / very tall'; as an adverb with 地 it means 'high up / aloft'.
bound form
(reduplicated adjective) very talltowering
adverb
highlygreatlyaloft
Examples
- 。Qián miàn yǒu yí zuò gāo gāo de dà shān.Ahead stands a towering mountain.
- 高高。Tā gāo gāo de jǔ qǐ le jiǎng bēi.He lifted the trophy high.
- ，。Zhè qún niǎo fēi dé gāo gāo de, kàn bú jiàn le.The flock of birds flew so high that they disappeared.
Appears in
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.