Cao

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Definition
  1. Adjective:

    • High, Tall: Describes something with a great vertical extent or measurement from base to top. It can refer to physical objects (mountains, people, buildings) or abstract concepts (levels, degrees).
    • Elevated, Lofty: Refers to a high position in space or status.
    • High-pitched: Describes a sound with a high frequency.
    • High, Expensive: Indicates a large amount, degree, or price.
    • Advanced, Superior: Describes a high level of development, rank, or quality.
  2. Noun:

    • Glue, Gelatin, Extract: A substance, often medicinal, produced by boiling animal bones, horns, or plants until a concentrated, viscous, or solid extract remains.
    • Plaque, Tartar: A hardened deposit, such as dental calculus.
    • Dregs, Residue: The solid residue left in a pipe after smoking.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • Ngọn núi này rất cao. (This mountain is very high.)
    • Anh ấy cao một mét tám. (He is one meter eighty tall.)
    • ấy hát nốt cao rất tốt. (She sings the high note very well.)
    • Giá cảđây quá cao. (The prices here are too high.)
    • Đây một kỹ thuật cao. (This is an advanced technique.)
  • Noun:
    • Ông ấy uống cao hổ cốt để chữa đau lưng. (He drinks tiger bone glue to treat back pain.)
    • Bạn nên đi lấy cao răng sáu tháng một lần. (You should get your teeth scaled to remove tartar every six months.)
Advanced Usage
  • "làm cao": To put on airs, to act superior.
    • Đừng làm cao, anh cũng cần việc đó . (Don't put on airs; you need that job too.)
  • "cất cao giọng": To raise one's voice.
    • Anh ta cất cao giọng khi tranh luận. (He raises his voice when arguing.)
  • "nâng cao": To elevate, to improve, to enhance.
    • Chúng tôi luôn tìm cách nâng cao chất lượng dịch vụ. (We always seek ways to improve service quality.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Cao lớn (adj): Tall and big, large in stature.
    • Cậu đã trở thành một chàng trai cao lớn. (The boy has become a tall young man.)
  • Cao cấp (adj): High-class, high-grade, superior.
    • ấy thích mua hàng cao cấp. (She likes to buy high-class goods.)
  • Cao thủ (n): Master, expert (often in a game or skill).
    • Anh ấy một cao thủ cờ vua. (He is a chess master.)
  • Cao nguyên (n): Plateau, highland.
    • Vùng cao nguyên khí hậu mát mẻ. (The highland region has a cool climate.)
Synonyms
  • Adjective: High, tall, elevated, lofty, superior, advanced, expensive.
  • Noun: Glue, gelatin, extract, paste, residue, tartar.
Related Idioms
  • Cao chạy xa bay: To flee far away, to disappear without a trace.
    • Nghe tin động đất, mọi người cao chạy xa bay. (Hearing the earthquake news, everyone fled far away.)
  • Trèo cao ngã đau: The higher you climb, the harder you fall.
    • Hắn ta tham nhũng nhiều rồi bị bắt, đúng trèo cao ngã đau. (He was corrupt and then got caught; it's true that the higher you climb, the harder you fall.)
  • Cây cao bóng cả: A tall tree provides great shade (metaphor for a person of high status who protects others).
    • Nhờ sếp cây cao bóng cả nhân viên được che chở. (Thanks to the boss being a protector, the employees are sheltered.)
  • Thấp tình cao nghĩa: Deep affection and noble righteousness (describes profound and virtuous relationships).
  • Cao không tới, thấp không thông: Too high to reach, too low to pass through (in an awkward, untenable position).
noun
  1. Jelly, glue (of animal bones or plants used as medicine)
    • cao hổ cốt
      tiger bone glue
  2. Cataplasm
adj
  1. High, tall, steep, towering
    • cao một mét bảy mươi
      to be 5'7'' tall, to stand 5'7" in height
    • núi cao trên ba nghìn mét
      a mountain more than 3,000 metres high, a mountain over 10,000 feet high
    • đo chiều cao
      to measure the height (of someone, something)
    • chim bay cao tít
      the bird flew very high
    • giày cao cổ