Meaning of 高度
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- height
- altitude
- elevation
- high degree
- highly
Measure word: 個|个
How to use 高度
As a noun, 高度 means the height or altitude of a building, mountain, or plane. It also works before verbs and abstract nouns to mean "highly" or "to a high degree," which is common in formal and news language. Example: 这个问题引起了高度重视。(Zhège wèntí yǐnqǐ le gāodù zhòngshì.) This issue received a great deal of attention.
高 (gāo) means tall or high, and 度 (dù) means a degree or measure, as in 角度 (jiǎodù) angle. Put them together and you get the measure of how high something is: height, or a high degree of something.
Common mistake: Learners often use 高度 for a person's height, but for people Chinese usually says 身高 (shēngāo) or asks 你多高？(Nǐ duō gāo?). Also, 高度 as "highly" is formal, so in casual speech use 很 (hěn) or 非常 (fēicháng) instead.
高度 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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度 dù · to pass · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 高度.
| 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]) |
| 态度 | tàidù | manner; bearing |
| 角度 | jiǎodù | angle; (fig.) point of view |
| 提高 | tígāo | to raise; to increase |
| 高级 | gāojí | high level; high grade |
| 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 |
| 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]) |
Questions about 高度
What does 高度 mean?
高度 (gāodù) means "height; altitude" and is used as a noun and adjective.
How do you write 高度?
高度 is made of 2 characters: 高 (10 strokes), 度 (9 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 高度 an HSK word?
Yes. 高度 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 高度 and 高低?
高度 is a specific measurement of height or a high level of something. 高低 (gāodī) means "high and low" and often refers to relative level, as in comparing which is better or higher.
What words commonly follow 高度 when it means highly?
Common pairings include 高度重视 (gāodù zhòngshì) to attach great importance, 高度评价 (gāodù píngjià) to praise highly, and 高度发达 (gāodù fādá) highly developed. These phrases appear often in news and official writing.