高昂 meaning in English

gāo'áng

to hold (one's head) high; expensive

HSK 7-9verbadjective18 strokes

Meaning of 高昂

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

gāo'áng
  1. to hold (one's head) high
  2. expensive
  3. high (spirits etc)

Stroke order for each character

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高 gāo · high · 10 strokes

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昂 áng · to rise · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 高昂.

高兴gāoxìnghappy; glad
高中gāozhōngsenior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2])
提高tígāoto raise; to increase
高级gāojíhigh level; high grade
高速公路gāosù gōnglùexpressway; highway; freeway
高速gāosùhigh speed; expressway (abbr. for 高速公路[gao1 su4 gong1 lu4])
跳高tiàogāo(athletics) high jump
高潮gāocháohigh tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity
高尚gāoshàngnoble; lofty
身高shēngāo(a person's) height
高价gāojiàhigh price
高铁gāotiěhigh speed rail

Questions about 高昂

What does 高昂 mean?

高昂 (gāo'áng) means "to hold (one's head) high; expensive" and is used as a verb and adjective.

How do you write 高昂?

高昂 is made of 2 characters: 高 (10 strokes), 昂 (8 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 高昂 an HSK word?

Yes. 高昂 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.