HSK 6 · Adjectives

高超 gāochāo “superb” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 高超 means

  1. superb
  2. outstanding
  3. excellent
  4. superlative

How to say 高超

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale高gāo1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale超chāo1st tone, high and level

高超 in a sentence

  1. 这位医生的医术非常高超。

    Zhè wèi yīshēng de yīshù fēicháng gāochāo.

    This doctor is extremely skilled.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他的厨艺很高超。

    Tā de chúyì hěn gāochāo.

    He’s a superb cook.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 高超 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 高 (gāo) with each of its parts in a different colour
高gāohigh
  • 亠lid · tóu
  • 口mouth · kǒu
  • 冋desert · jiōng

Memory aidDrawn from a tall tower: high, tall.

The character 超 (chāo) with each of its parts in a different colour
超chāoto exceed
  • 走walk · zǒuMeaning part
  • 召imperial decree · zhàoSound part

走 hints at the meaning (walk); 召 (zhào) hints at the sound. Compare it with chāo.

How to write 高超

高 10 strokes · 超 12 strokes

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高超 (gāochāo) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 高超 (gāochāo). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 高超

Words with 高

高兴gāoxìng · happy高gāo · tall高中gāozhōng · senior high school提高tígāo · to raise高铁gāotiě · high-speed rail身高shēngāo · (a person’s) height高速公路gāosùgōnglù · motorway高级gāojí · high level高档gāodàng · superior quality崇高chónggāo · lofty

Words with 超

超市chāoshì · supermarket超过chāoguò · to surpass超级chāojí · super超越chāoyuè · to surpass

More words: Adjectives

风趣fēngqù · witty分明fēnmíng · clear粉色fěnsè · pink腐朽fǔxiǔ · rotten高明gāomíng · brilliant高尚gāoshàng · noble根深蒂固gēnshēndìgù · deep-rooted公道gōngdao · fair

FAQs

高超 (gāochāo) means “superb” or “outstanding”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it gāochāo: gāo with a 1st tone, then chāo with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 高超 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type gaochao with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 高超 from the suggestions. Typing gaochao into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
高超 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.