高
调

High-sounding speech in Chinese: 高调 (gāo diào)

gāo diào

high-sounding speech

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 高調1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1high-sounding speech
  2. 2bombast
  3. 3high-profile

Stroke order

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高
调

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ㄍㄠ

gāo

ㄍ/ gㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄉㄧㄠˋ

diào

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

高调

Simplified

高調

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他做事很高调，喜欢引起大家注意。

    tā zuò shì hěn gāo diào， xǐ huan yǐn qǐ dà jiā zhù yì。

    He does things in a very high-profile way and likes to draw attention.

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Related words

高

gāo

high

调

tiáo

to harmonize

高兴

gāo xìng

happy

空调

kōng tiáo

air conditioning

提高

tí gāo

to raise

调查

diào chá

investigation

高级

gāo jí

high level

单调

dān diào

monotonous

调皮

tiáo pí

naughty

调整

tiáo zhěng

to adjust

高档

gāo dàng

superior quality

高速

gāo sù

high speed

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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