yáo
  1. high
  2. steep
  3. to tower

CEDICT

  1. (literary) tall; high; lofty
  2. tall; high; lofty

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kàng
  1. high
  2. overbearing
  3. excessive
jùn
  1. (of mountains) high
  2. harsh or severe
chóng
  1. high
  2. sublime
  3. lofty
  4. to esteem
  5. to worship
yín
  1. high
  2. rugged mountains
  3. steep
gǎo
  1. high
  2. sun shines brightly
  3. to shine
tóng
  1. high
  2. name of a pass
軒昂 xuānáng
  1. high
  2. lofty
  3. elevated
  4. dignified
gāo
  1. high
  2. tall
  3. above average
  4. loud
  5. your (honorific)
你真高啊!

How tall you are!

Source: Tatoeba

xuān
  1. pavilion with a view
  2. high
  3. tall
  4. high fronted, curtained carriage (old)
不菲 fěi
  1. considerable (cost etc)
  2. bountiful (crop etc)
  3. high (social status etc)
kuí
  1. cheekbone
  2. crossroads
  3. high
高昂 gāoáng
  1. to hold (one's head) high
  2. expensive
  3. high (spirits etc)
馬不但象徵著剛健、高昂、昌盛、發達,還代表著奮鬥不止、自強不息的民族精神。

The horse does not just represent energy, high spirits, prosperity, development, but also stands for a national spirit of struggling on without stopping, and of striving on without giving up.

Source: Tatoeba

áng
  1. to lift
  2. to raise
  3. to raise one's head
  4. high
  5. high spirits
  6. soaring
  7. expensive
列昂尼德突然出現。

Leonid suddenly appeared.

Source: Tatoeba

sǒng
  1. to excite
  2. to raise up
  3. to shrug
  4. high
  5. lofty
  6. towering
她聳了聳肩。

She shrugged her shoulders.

Source: Tatoeba

lóng
  1. steep
  2. precipitous (of mountain)
dǒu
  1. steep
  2. precipitous
  3. abrubtly
  4. suddenly
  5. unexpectedly
峭壁 qiào
  1. cliff
  2. steep
  3. precipice
屹立
  1. to tower
  2. to stand straight (of person's bearing)
矗立 chù
  1. to tower
  2. standing tall and upright (of large building)
創校人的雕像在大學校園的中心矗立著。

In the center of the university campus stands the statue of the founder.

Source: Tatoeba

  1. to rise sharply
  2. to tower