高高

gāogāo

adverb #15,171

Meanings

1 high up; loftily
2 tall and prominent

Characters

high; tall (reduplicated for emphasis)

Examples

他高高地举起了奖杯。

Tā gāogāo de jǔqǐ le jiǎngbēi.

He raised the trophy high.

事不关己，高高挂起。

Shì bù guān jǐ, gāogāo guà qǐ.

If it doesn't concern you, hang it up high — mind your own business.

Tips

grammar

Reduplication of 高 intensifies the meaning. As an adverb it takes 地 (de) before the verb: 高高地飞 (fly high up). As an adjective it can modify directly: 高高的个子 (a tall figure).

Stroke Order

高 gāo