Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

tall

Chinese: 高大,也可作姓氏或音译字。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “qiao” becomes a different word in each tone. 乔 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 乔装qiáo zhuāngto pretend; to feign; to disguise oneself
  • 乔林qiáo línforest (esp. of tall trees); high forest
  • 拿乔ná qiáopretentious; striking a pose
  • 乔木qiáo mùtree, esp. with recognizable trunk
  • 布尔乔亚bù ěr qiáo yà(loanword) bourgeois; bourgeoisie

Example Sentence

公园里种着很多高大的乔木。Gōng yuán lǐ zhòng zhe hěn duō gāo dà de qiáo mù.Many tall trees are planted in the park.

公园Gōng yuánpark (for public recreatioinsidezhòngseedzhe(ongoing action)hěnveryduōmany高大gāo dàtalldeofqiáotall(bound form) tree