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

HSK 3
Bàba de xíngxiàng zài wǒ xīnzhōng hěn gāodà.
My father's image is very towering in my heart.
HSK 4
Tā zhǎng de yòu gāodà yòu shuài.
He is both tall and handsome.
HSK 5
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 高大上 (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