| 1 | 高 | 高 | gāo | Gao1 | high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific); surname Gao | | |
| 2 | 提高 | 提高 | tí gāo | ti2 gao1 | to raise; to increase; to improve | | |
| 3 | 高度 | 高度 | gāo dù | gao1 du4 | height; altitude; elevation; high degree; highly; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 4 | 高兴 | 高興 | gāo xìng | gao1 xing4 | happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood | | |
| 5 | 最高 | 最高 | zuì gāo | zui4 gao1 | tallest; highest; supreme (court etc) | | |
| 6 | 高级 | 高級 | gāo jí | gao1 ji2 | high level; high grade; advanced; high-ranking | | |
| 7 | 升高 | 昇高 | shēng gāo | sheng1 gao1 | to raise; to ascend | | |
| 8 | 高温 | 高溫 | gāo wēn | gao1 wen1 | high temperature | | |
| 9 | 高原 | 高原 | gāo yuán | gao1 yuan2 | plateau; Classifiers: 片 | | |
| 10 | 高大 | 高大 | gāo dà | gao1 da4 | tall; lofty | | |
| 11 | 崇高 | 崇高 | chóng gāo | chong2 gao1 | majestic; sublime | | |
| 12 | 高潮 | 高潮 | gāo cháo | gao1 chao2 | high tide; high water; upsurge; climax; orgasm; chorus (part of a song) | | |
| 13 | 高山 | 高山 | gāo shān | gao1 shan1 | high mountain; alpine | | |
| 14 | 高压 | 高壓 | gāo yā | gao1 ya1 | high pressure; high-handed | | |
| 15 | 高于 | 高於 | gāo yú | gao1 yu2 | greater than; to exceed | | |
| 16 | 高尚 | 高尚 | gāo shàng | gao1 shang4 | noble; lofty; refined; exquisite | | |
| 17 | 高低 | 高低 | gāo dī | gao1 di1 | height; altitude (aviation); pitch (music); ups and downs (success or failure); whether sth is right or wrong; comparative strength, weight, depth, stature; (spoken interjection) anyway, whatever; eventually, in the end | | |
| 18 | 高达 | 高達 | gāo dá | Gao1 da2 | to attain; to reach up to; Gundam, Japanese animation franchise; Jean-Luc Godard (1930-), French-Swiss film director | | |
| 19 | 增高 | 增高 | zēng gāo | zeng1 gao1 | to heighten; to raise; to increase; to rise | | |
| 20 | 高中 | 高中 | gāo zhōng | gao1 zhong1 | senior high school; abbr. for 高级中学 | | |
| 21 | 高中 | 高中 | gāo zhòng | gao1 zhong4 | to pass brilliantly (used in congratulatory fashion) | | |
| 22 | 高空 | 高空 | gāo kōng | gao1 kong1 | high altitude | | |
| 23 | 高峰 | 高峰 | gāo fēng | gao1 feng1 | peak; summit; height | | |
| 24 | 高等 | 高等 | gāo děng | gao1 deng3 | high-level; higher (animals, education etc); advanced (math etc) | | |
| 25 | 高速 | 高速 | gāo sù | gao1 su4 | high speed | | |