高 gāo
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 高 — tall, lofty
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
高明
gāomíng
brilliant; wise; skilful
Characters in this word
明 míng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他的谈判手法相当高明，既没有让步太快，也没有把对方逼到绝境。 Tā de tánpàn shǒufǎ xiāngdāng gāomíng, jì méiyǒu ràngbù tài kuài, yě méiyǒu bǎ duìfāng bī dào juéjìng. His negotiating technique is quite skilful: he neither conceded too quickly nor forced the other side into a corner.
- 这位医生的医术很高明，大家都愿意找他看病。 Zhè wèi yīshēng de yīshù hěn gāomíng, dàjiā dōu yuànyì zhǎo tā kànbìng. This doctor's skill is excellent and everyone is willing to go to him.
- 你这个主意真高明，一下子解决了所有的问题。 Nǐ zhège zhǔyi zhēn gāomíng, yíxiàzi jiějué le suǒyǒu de wèntí. This idea of yours is brilliant; it solved all the problems at once.