Meaning of 高层
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- high-rise
- high level; high class
How to use 高层
高层 is used for tall buildings, as in 高层建筑 (gāocéng jiànzhù, high-rise building), and for senior leadership, as in 公司高层 (gōngsī gāocéng, company executives). Example: 我住在一栋高层公寓里。(Wǒ zhù zài yí dòng gāocéng gōngyù lǐ.) I live in a high-rise apartment building.
高 (gāo) means tall or high, and 层 (céng) means a layer or floor. Put them together and you get the high floors, either the top floors of a building or the top level of an organization.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes say 高楼层 when they just mean a high-rise building. 高层 alone already works for the building type, while 高楼层 means the upper floors inside a building. Also keep 层 (céng) in the second tone. Do not confuse it with 曾 (céng), which means "once" or "ever."
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高 gāo · high · 10 strokes
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层 céng · to pile on top of one another · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 高层.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 高潮 | gāocháo | high tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity |
| 高尚 | gāoshàng | noble; lofty |
| 身高 | shēngāo | (a person's) height |
| 高价 | gāojià | high price |
| 高铁 | gāotiě | high speed rail |
Questions about 高层
What does 高层 mean?
高层 (gāocéng) means "high-rise; high level; high class" and is used as a noun and adjective.
How do you write 高层?
高层 is made of 2 characters: 高 (10 strokes), 层 (7 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 高层 an HSK word?
Yes. 高层 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 高层 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 高层 is written 高層.
Can 高层 refer to people?
Yes. It often means senior leaders or top management, as in 高层领导 (gāocéng lǐngdǎo, senior leaders). It can also stand alone, for example 高层决定了 (the top management decided).
What is the opposite of 高层?
For buildings, the opposite is 低层 (dīcéng, low-rise). For organizations, people say 基层 (jīcéng, grassroots or lower level). 中层 (zhōngcéng) means middle level, like middle management.