# 居高临下 (jūgāolínxià)

In Mandarin Chinese, 居高临下 (jūgāolínxià) means “to look down from a height”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to look down from a height
- Pinyin: jūgāolínxià (ju1 gao1 lin2 xia4)
- Traditional: 居高臨下
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 不要用居高临下的语气说话。
  Bùyào yòng jūgāolínxià de yǔqì shuōhuà.
  Don't speak to others in a condescending tone.

## Characters

- 居 (jū): to reside; to live; to occupy (a position)
- [高](https://hanziro.com/word/gao-tall/) (gāo): tall; high
- [临](https://hanziro.com/word/lin-face/) (lín): to face; just before
- [下](https://hanziro.com/word/xia-down/) (xià): down; below

https://hanziro.com/word/ju-gao-lin-xia-look-down-from/

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