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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 高高在上

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
高高在上 gāo gāo - zài shàng - (idiom) situated high; aloft
- (idiom) (fig.) aloof and remote; situated above the masses and out of touch with reality

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 12,902 19,841 19,022

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
gāo- surname Gao
gāo- high
- tall
- above average
- loud
- your (honorific)
gāo- surname Gao
gāo- high
- tall
- above average
- loud
- your (honorific)
zài- to exist; to be alive
- (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
- (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
shǎng- used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
shàng- (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
- first (of multiple parts)
- to climb; to get onto; to go up
- to attend (class or university)
- (directional complement) up
- (noun suffix) on; above

Other Words Containing 高高在上

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
高高在上 - - 12,902 19,841 19,022