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高调

gāo diào

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 高調

高调 (gāo diào) means "high-sounding speech; bombast; high-profile". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 高调 means

1. high-sounding speech
2. bombast
3. high-profile

The characters in 高调

• 高gāohigh; tall; above average
• 调tiáoto harmonize; to reconcile; to blend

Words containing 高调

• 唱高调chàng gāo diàoto sing the high part; to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
• 唱高调儿chàng gāo diào rerhua variant of 唱高调

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