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高明

gāo míng · gao ming/Gāo míng · gao ming

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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gāo míng 高明

  1. brilliant; superior; wise

Gāo míng 高明

  1. Gaoming, a district of Foshan 佛山市 (Fóshān Shì), Guangdong
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A clever move

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)下(xià)象棋(xiàngqí)下得(xiàde)真(zhēn)高明(gāomíng)！

    You play chess so brilliantly!

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)只是(zhǐshì)运气(yùnqi)好(hǎo)。

    I am just lucky.

  3. Liangliang

    这(zhè)一步(yībù)多(duō)高明(gāomíng)啊(a)！

    How brilliant this move is!

  4. Dengdeng

    其实(qíshí)我(wǒ)走错(zǒucuò)了(le)，想(xiǎng)走(zǒu)另一个(lìngyīgè)。

    Actually I moved the wrong piece by mistake.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)错(cuò)也(yě)很(hěn)高明(gāomíng)。

    Then your mistake is brilliant too.

  6. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)，我们(wǒmen)再(zài)下(xià)一盘(yīpán)。

    Thanks. Let's play another game.

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01

他(tā)处(chǔ)理(lǐ)这(zhè)个(ge)问(wèn)题(tí)的(de)方(fāng)法(fǎ)很(hěn)高(gāo)明(míng)。

His way of handling this problem is very clever.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)计(jì)划(huà)想(xiǎng)得(de)很(hěn)高(gāo)明(míng)，大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)赞(zàn)成(chéng)。

This plan is cleverly conceived, and everyone agrees with it.

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