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gāo

高gāogāo
high
FromLesson 22inHardcore Chinese

Usages of gāo

原来Yuánlái　他tā　也yě　是shì　学xué　中文zhōngwén　的de，　不过búguò　水平shuǐpíng　比bǐ　我wǒ　高gāo　一点儿yìdiǎnr。Yuánlái tā yě shì xué zhōngwén de, búguò shuǐpíng bǐ wǒ gāo yìdiǎnr.
It turns out he also studies Chinese, but his level is a bit higher than mine.
我wǒ　哥哥gēge　很hěn　高gāo。wǒ gēge hěn gāo.
My older brother is very tall.
我wǒ　已经yǐjīng　缴费jiǎofèi　了le，　工本费gōngběnfèi　不bù　高gāo。wǒ yǐjīng jiǎofèi le, gōngběnfèi bù gāo.
I have already paid the fee; the document production fee is not high.
这里zhèlǐ　的de　湿度shīdù　很hěn　高gāo。zhèlǐ de shīdù hěn gāo.
The humidity here is very high.
一旦yídàn　湿度shīdù　太tài　高gāo，　就jiù　需要xūyào　通风tōngfēng。yídàn shīdù tài gāo, jiù xūyào tōngfēng.
Once the humidity is too high, ventilation is needed.
我wǒ　猜cāi　湿度shīdù　太tài　高gāo。wǒ cāi shīdù tài gāo.
I guess the humidity is too high.
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