高个

高個

gāogè

noun #26,399

Meanings

1 tall person
2 tall stature

Characters

individual; (measure word); stature

Examples

他是班里的高个，站在后排。

Tā shì bān lǐ de gāogè, zhàn zài hòu pái.

He is the tallest person in the class and stands in the back row.

打篮球的话，高个有优势。

Dǎ lánqiú de huà, gāogè yǒu yōushì.

When it comes to basketball, tall people have an advantage.

Tips

usage

高个 (also written 高个子) colloquially refers to a tall person. 高个子 is more common in full speech; 高个 is a shortened form often used informally.

Stroke Order

高 gāo

个 gè