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最高

zuì gāo · zui gao

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Meaning

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  1. tallest
  2. highest
  3. supreme (court etc)
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The highest hill in town

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)城里(chénglǐ)最高(zuìgāo)的(de)山(shān)，我们(wǒmen)爬上去(páshàngqù)吧(ba)！

    This is the tallest hill in town. Let's climb it!

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！到(dào)了(le)最高(zuìgāo)的(de)地方(dìfang)，我(wǒ)要(yào)拍照(pāizhào)。

    Great! At the highest point I'll take a photo.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，山顶(shāndǐng)有(yǒu)个(gè)小店(xiǎodiàn)。

    Look, there's a little shop at the top.

  4. Dengdeng

    一(yī)瓶(píng)水(shuǐ)十五(shíwǔ)块(kuài)？

    Fifteen yuan for a bottle of water?

  5. Liangliang

    山(shān)最高(zuìgāo)，水价(shuǐjià)也(yě)最高(zuìgāo)。

    The hill is the highest, and so is the water price.

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01

请(qǐng)问(wèn)在(zài)欧(ōu)洲(zhōu)最(zuì)高(gāo)的(de)山(shān)是(shì)哪(nǎ)儿(r)呢(ne)？

What is the tallest mountain in Europe?

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by Pun_intended · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)座(zuò)塔(tǎ)是(shì)城(chéng)里(lǐ)最(zuì)高(gāo)的(de)建(jiàn)筑(zhù)。

This tower is the tallest building in the city.

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