Meaning of 幅度
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- width
- extent
- range
- scope
How to use 幅度
幅度 usually describes how big a rise, fall, or movement is, often with 大 or 小, and it is common in news about prices, data, and economics. Example: 今年房价上涨的幅度很大。(Jīnnián fángjià shàngzhǎng de fúdù hěn dà.) This year housing prices rose by a large margin.
幅 (fú) is a width of cloth, and 度 (dù) means a measure or degree. Measuring how wide something swings gives you 幅度, the size of a change or range.
Common mistake: Learners often write 副 (fù) or 福 (fú) instead of 幅, but 幅 has the 巾 (cloth) radical on the left. Learners also mix up 幅度 and 程度 (chéngdù). 幅度 is for the size of a change, like 大幅度提高, while 程度 is for a level or degree, like 教育程度.
幅度 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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幅 fú · width · 12 strokes
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度 dù · to pass · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 幅度.
| 态度 | tàidù | manner; bearing |
| 角度 | jiǎodù | angle; (fig.) point of view |
| 温度 | wēndù | temperature |
| 速度 | sùdù | speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo |
| 程度 | chéngdù | degree; level; extent |
| 制度 | zhìdù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution |
| 难度 | nándù | degree of difficulty |
| 度过 | dùguò | to pass; to spend (time) |
| 季度 | jìdù | quarter of a year; season (sports) |
| 高度 | gāodù | height; altitude |
| 过度 | guòdù | excessive; over- |
| 深度 | shēndù | depth; (of a speech etc) profundity |
Questions about 幅度
What does 幅度 mean?
幅度 (fúdù) means "width; extent" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 幅度?
幅度 is made of 2 characters: 幅 (12 strokes), 度 (9 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
Is 幅度 an HSK word?
Yes. 幅度 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What does 大幅度 mean?
大幅度 (dà fúdù) means by a large margin or substantially. It often comes before a verb, as in 大幅度增加 (greatly increase) or 大幅度下降 (drop sharply).
Can 幅度 describe physical movement?
Yes. It can describe how big a body movement or swing is, as in 动作幅度太大 (the movement is too big). In physics it can also mean amplitude, as in 振动幅度.