HSK 6 · Adjectives

高尚 gāoshàng “noble” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 高尚 means

  1. noble
  2. lofty
  3. refined
  4. exquisite

How to say 高尚

  • 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 fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale尚shàng4th tone, falling

高尚 in a sentence

  1. 他是一个品德高尚的人。

    Tā shì yí ge pǐndé gāoshàng de rén.

    He’s a person of noble character.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 帮助别人是一种高尚的行为。

    Bāngzhù biéren shì yì zhǒng gāoshàng de xíngwéi.

    Helping others is a noble thing to do.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 高尚 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 尚 (shàng) with each of its parts in a different colour
尚shàngstill
  • ⺌small form of 小 · xiǎo
  • 冂down box · jiōng
  • 口mouth · kǒu

How to write 高尚

高 10 strokes · 尚 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 高尚

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 尚

时尚shíshàng · fashion尚且shàngqiě · even礼尚往来lǐshàngwǎnglái · courtesy calls for reciprocity

More words: Adjectives

粉色fěnsè · pink腐朽fǔxiǔ · rotten高超gāochāo · superb高明gāomíng · brilliant根深蒂固gēnshēndìgù · deep-rooted公道gōngdao · fair恭敬gōngjìng · respectful公正gōngzhèng · fair

FAQs

高尚 (gāoshàng) means “noble” or “lofty”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it gāoshàng: gāo with a 1st tone, then shàng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 高尚 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type gaoshang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 高尚 from the suggestions. Typing gaoshang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
高尚 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.