Meaning of 高温
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- high temperature
How to use 高温
高温 is common in weather reports, news, and technical writing, often describing heat waves or high heat in cooking and industry. It can stand alone as a noun or come before another noun. Example: 今天全市持续高温。(Jīntiān quán shì chíxù gāowēn.) The whole city is under continuing high temperatures today.
高 (gāo) means high and 温 (wēn) means warm, as in 温度 (wēndù) temperature. Put them together and you get a temperature that is high: 高温.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 温 with the wrong right side. It is 日 on top of 皿, not 显 or 湿. Also, 高温 is a noun, so do not say 今天很高温. Say 今天气温很高 (jīntiān qìwēn hěn gāo) instead.
高温 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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温 wēn · warm · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 高温.
| 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 |
| 温度 | wēndù | temperature |
| 气温 | qìwēn | air temperature |
| 温暖 | wēnnuǎn | warm |
| 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 |
Questions about 高温
What does 高温 mean?
高温 (gāowēn) means "high temperature" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 高温?
高温 is made of 2 characters: 高 (10 strokes), 温 (12 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.
Is 高温 an HSK word?
Yes. 高温 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 高温 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 高温 is written 高溫.
What is the opposite of 高温?
The opposite is 低温 (dīwēn), low temperature. You will see both in weather forecasts, such as 低温天气 (cold weather).
How is 高温 different from 热 (rè)?
热 is an everyday adjective meaning hot, as in 今天很热. 高温 is a more formal noun used in reports and warnings, such as 高温预警 (gāowēn yùjǐng), a high temperature warning.