角度 meaning in English

jiǎodù

angle; (fig.) point of view

HSK 2noun16 strokes

Meaning of 角度

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiǎodù

angle
(fig.) point of view

How to use 角度

角度 is used for literal angles in math and photography, and very often for perspective in discussion. It commonly appears in the pattern 从……角度 (cóng... jiǎodù), meaning from a certain point of view. Example: 从老师的角度看，这个问题很简单。(Cóng lǎoshī de jiǎodù kàn, zhège wèntí hěn jiǎndān.) From the teacher's point of view, this problem is simple.

角 (jiǎo) means horn or corner, and 度 (dù) means degree or measure. Measure the corner and you get an angle, and the angle you look from is your point of view.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes read 角 as jué, a pronunciation used in words like 角色 (juésè, role), but in 角度 it is always jiǎo. Also, 度 is fourth tone dù, so do not confuse it with 读 (dú, to read).

角度 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ们men应yīng该gāi用yòng各gè种zhǒng不bù同tóng的de角jiǎo度dù看kàn待dài此cǐ问wèn题tí

We should approach this problem from different angles.

以yǐ我wǒ的de角jiǎo度dù来lái看kàn，他tā是shì对duì的de。

The way I see it, he is right.

她tā对duì任rèn何hé事shì都dōu用yòng钱qián的de角jiǎo度dù来lái看kàn。

She thinks of everything in terms of money.

从cóng现xiàn实shí的de角jiǎo度dù看kàn，他tā的de计jì划huà有yǒu很hěn多duō缺quē点diǎn。

From the practical point of view, there are many shortcomings in his plan.

人rén们men看kàn待dài事shì情qíng的de角jiǎo度dù不bù同tóng取qǔ决jué于yú他tā们men是shì富fù裕yù或huò贫pín穷qióng。

People look at things differently depending on whether they are rich or poor.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

角 jiǎo · angle · 7 strokes

度 dù · to pass · 9 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 角度.

态度	tàidù	manner; bearing
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
角色	juésè	role; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4]
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 角度

What does 角度 mean?

角度 (jiǎodù) means "angle; (fig.) point of view" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 角度?

角度 is made of 2 characters: 角 (7 strokes), 度 (9 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 角度 an HSK word?

Yes. 角度 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 角度 and 观点?

角度 is the position or angle you look at something from. 观点 (guāndiǎn) is the opinion you hold. You can say 换个角度想 (think from another angle), while 观点 is for stating your view.

How do you say an angle of 90 degrees in Chinese?

You say 九十度的角 (jiǔshí dù de jiǎo) or 九十度角. The number goes with 度, and 角 means the angle itself.