| 提高 | tí gāo | to raise; to increase |
| 最高 | zuì gāo | tallest; highest |
| 高速 | gāo sù | high speed |
| 高级 | gāo jí | high level; high grade |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy; glad |
| 高中 | gāo zhōng | senior high school; abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2] |
| 高校 | gāo xiào | universities and colleges; abbr. for 高等學校|高等学校 |
| 高考 | gāo kǎo | college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4]); (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试) |
| 高原 | gāo yuán | plateau; CL:片[pian4] |
| 高手 | gāo shǒu | expert; past master |
| 高等 | gāo děng | high-level; higher (animals, education etc) |
| 高于 | gāo yú | greater than; to exceed |
