高 gāo
“high; tall; above average”
adjective, adverbial adjective, verbHSK 2 · 2021 list level 1
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
高 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 341: 高 gāo — Level 2; official annotation 2 (形、名). PDF page 88
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 高
高 means “tall” or “high” and describes the height of people, buildings, mountains, and similar things. It is an adjective: in a simple description it usually comes after 很 (他很高), and before a noun it means “tall/high” (高个子).
例句Example sentences
- 他很高。tā hěn gāo.He is tall.
- 这座楼很高。zhè zuò lóu hěn gāo.This building is very tall.
- 我比你高。wǒ bǐ nǐ gāo.I am taller than you.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗他很高个子。
✓他个子很高。
With 个子, 个子 is the subject and 高 is the predicate; do not put 高 before 个子 after 很.
义项All meanings
- Gāo: surname Gao
- gāo: high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific)