高大

gāodà
adjective HSK 5 #9,482

Meanings

  1. 1 tall and big; imposing
  2. 2 lofty; towering

Characters

Tall and big — imposingly large.

Examples

Tā zhǎng de yòu gāodà yòu shuài.
He is both tall and handsome.
Ménqián yǒu yī kē gāodà de shù.
There is a tall tree in front of the door.
Bàba de xíngxiàng zài wǒ xīnzhōng hěn gāodà.
My father's image is very towering in my heart.
Zhè zuò gāodà de jiànzhù yǐjīng yǒu yībǎi nián le.
This imposing building is already a hundred years old.

Tips

usage
高大 can be literal (physically tall and large — people, buildings, trees) or figurative (noble, admirable). The internet slang 高大 (gāo dà shàng, short for 高端大气上档次) means 'high-end and classy.'
usage
Compare with 矮小 (ǎixiǎo, short and small) — the direct opposite.

Stroke Order

gāo