高处

高處

gāochù

noun #12,552

Meanings

1 high place
2 elevation

Characters

place; location

Examples

站在高处可以看到整个城市。

Zhàn zài gāochù kěyǐ kàndào zhěnggè chéngshì.

You can see the entire city from a high place.

高处不胜寒。

Gāochùbùshènghán.

It's lonely at the top.

Tips

culture

高处不胜寒 (gāochù bù shèng hán) is a famous line from a poem by Su Shi (苏轼). Literally 'at great heights one cannot endure the cold', it's now used idiomatically to mean 'it's lonely at the top'.

Stroke Order

高 gāo

处 chǔ