Meaning of 高于
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- greater than
- to exceed
How to use 高于
高于 is a formal comparison used in writing, news, and reports, often with numbers, prices, or standards. The pattern is A 高于 B. Example: 今年的收入高于去年。(Jīnnián de shōurù gāoyú qùnián.) This year's income is higher than last year's.
高 (gāo) means high or tall, and 于 (yú) works like "than" here. Put them together and 高于 reads as "higher than": A 高于 B means A is above B.
Common mistake: Learners often mix 高于 with the 比 pattern and say 今年比去年高于, which doubles the comparison. Use either 今年比去年高 or 今年高于去年, never both together.
高于 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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高 gāo · high · 10 strokes
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于 yú · to go · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 高于.
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy; glad |
| 高中 | gāozhōng | senior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]) |
| 提高 | tígāo | to raise; to increase |
| 高级 | gāojí | high level; high grade |
| 等于 | děngyú | to equal; to be tantamount to |
| 终于 | zhōngyú | at last; in the end |
| 属于 | shǔyú | to belong to; to fall under (a category) |
| 由于 | yóuyú | due to; as a result of |
| 高速公路 | gāosù gōnglù | expressway; highway; freeway |
| 高速 | gāosù | high speed; expressway (abbr. for 高速公路[gao1 su4 gong1 lu4]) |
| 跳高 | tiàogāo | (athletics) high jump |
| 关于 | guānyú | pertaining to; concerning |
Questions about 高于
What does 高于 mean?
高于 (gāoyú) means "greater than; to exceed" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 高于?
高于 is made of 2 characters: 高 (10 strokes), 于 (3 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 高于 an HSK word?
Yes. 高于 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 高于 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 高于 is written 高於.
What is the opposite of 高于?
The opposite is 低于 (dīyú), meaning lower than or below. For example, 温度低于零度 (wēndù dīyú líng dù) means the temperature is below zero. For equal values, use 等于 (děngyú).
Is 高于 the same as 大于?
They are close but not identical. 大于 (dàyú) is the standard term for "greater than" in math, as in 5 大于 3. 高于 fits things measured as high or low, such as prices, temperatures, standards, or levels.