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角度

jiǎo dù · jiao du

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. angle
  2. point of view
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Only my shoes

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)换(huàn)个(gè)角度(jiǎodù)拍(pāi)。

    Liangliang, take it from another angle.

  2. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)角度(jiǎodù)不(bù)好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

    Is this angle not good?

  3. Dengdeng

    从(cóng)下(xià)往(wǎng)上(shàng)拍(pāi)，我(wǒ)会(huì)显得(xiǎnde)更(gèng)高(gāo)。

    If you shoot from below, I will look taller.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这个(zhège)角度(jiǎodù)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    OK. Look, how is this angle?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)头(tóu)呢(ne)？怎么(zěnme)只有(zhǐyǒu)鞋(xié)？

    Where is my head? Why are there only shoes?

  6. Liangliang

    没办法(méibànfǎ)，这个(zhège)角度(jiǎodù)只(zhǐ)拍得到(pāidedào)鞋(xié)。

    Nothing I can do. This angle only captures your shoes.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

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.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cienias · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

从(cóng)这(zhè)个(ge)角(jiǎo)度(dù)看(kàn)，这(zhè)座(zuò)山(shān)像(xiàng)一(yì)只(zhī)大(dà)象(xiàng)。

From this angle, the mountain looks like an elephant.

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角
jiǎo

angle; corner

度
dù

to pass; to spend (time)

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