高高的

gāogāode

adjective #13,967

Meanings

1 very tall
2 towering
3 high up

Characters

structural particle (adjectival marker)

Examples

HSK 1

他是一个高高的男孩。

Tā shì yígè gāogāode nánhái.

He is a very tall boy.

HSK 7-9

高高的大楼耸立在城市中央。

Gāogāode dàlóu sǒnglì zài chéngshì zhōngyāng.

Tall buildings tower in the center of the city.

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