高高的

gāogāode

adjective #13,967

Meanings

1 very tall
2 towering
3 high up

Characters

tall; high (reduplicated for emphasis)

structural particle (adjectival marker)

Examples

高高的大楼耸立在城市中央。

Gāogāo de dàlóu sǒnglì zài chéngshì zhōngyāng.

Tall buildings tower in the center of the city.

他是一个高高的男孩。

Tā shì yí gè gāogāo de nánhái.

He is a very tall boy.

Tips

grammar

Reduplicating an adjective (AA的) intensifies the meaning and adds a descriptive, vivid quality. 高高的 = 'nice and tall'. Common pattern: 大大的 (nice and big), 长长的 (nice and long), 红红的 (nice and red).

Stroke Order

高 gāo

的 de