高一

gāoyī
  1. (Mainland China, Taiwan) first year in senior high school, equivalent to tenth grade in North America
  2. (Singapore) first year in junior college, equivalent to eleventh grade in North America
  3. first year in junior college, equivalent to eleventh grade in North America
  4. first year in senior high school, equivalent to tenth grade in North America

Wiktionary

Examples

我比你高一点。

I'm a little taller than you.

Source: Tatoeba

他比我高一个头。

He is a head taller than me.

Source: Tatoeba

但愿我长高一点。

I wish I were a little taller.

Source: Tatoeba

他比你高一点点。

He's a little taller than you are.

Source: Tatoeba

该建筑高一百公尺。

The building is one hundred meters high.

Source: Tatoeba

他的军阶比我高一级。

He is immediately above me in rank.

Source: Tatoeba

汤姆起码比我高一个头。

Tom is at least one head taller than I am.

Tom is at least a head taller than me.

Source: Tatoeba

一般来说，男生会比女生高一些。

Boys, as a rule, are taller than girls.

Source: Tatoeba

她穿着高跟鞋，这样显得更高一些。

She wears high heels to make herself look taller.

Source: Tatoeba

俗话说：邪不压正；可俗话又说：道高一尺，魔高一丈！

As the saying goes: "good always triumphs over evil". But there's another saying that: "the fight against evil is a constant struggle".

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

=1 高 Gāo surname Gao
=1 高 gāo
  1. high
  2. tall
  3. above average
  4. loud
  5. your (honorific)
2 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Containing this entry

棋高一着 qígāoyīzhāo
  1. to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom)
  2. to outsmart one's opponent
道高一尺，魔高一丈 dàogāoyīchǐ,mógāoyīzhàng (saying) as one climbs higher on the path of righteousness, one faces ever greater challenges from evil; no sooner does one overcome one obstacle than another arises
一脚高一脚低 yījiǎogāoyījiǎodī
技高一筹 jìgāoyīchóu