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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.

Origin

Reduplicated word
构词法gòucífǎ
重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

高gāotall
高gāotall

高 repeated intensifies tall, giving a towering sense.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

高 was drawn as a tall building.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

高 was drawn as a tall building.

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