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高层

gāo céng · gao ceng

Traditional 高層

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. high-rise
  2. high level; high class
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High-rise window

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)新家(xīnjiā)在(zài)高层(gāocéng)！

    Our new home is in a high-rise!

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)住(zhù)在(zài)几楼(jǐlóu)呢(ne)？

    Which floor are you on?

  3. Liangliang

    三十(sānshí)层(céng)，住(zhù)在(zài)高层(gāocéng)能(néng)看到(kàndào)整个(zhěnggè)城市(chéngshì)。

    Floor thirty. In a high-rise you can see the whole city.

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)高层(gāocéng)的(de)电梯(diàntī)坏(huài)了(le)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    But what if the high-rise lift breaks?

  5. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)它(tā)就(jiù)坏(huài)了(le)，我(wǒ)刚(gāng)爬(pá)上来(shànglái)。

    It broke today, I just climbed up.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)栋(dòng)高(gāo)层(céng)建(jiàn)筑(zhù)是(shì)去(qù)年(nián)新(xīn)建(jiàn)的(de)。

This high-rise building was newly built last year.

02

公(gōng)司(sī)高(gāo)层(céng)正(zhèng)在(zài)开(kāi)会(huì)讨(tǎo)论(lùn)明(míng)年(nián)的(de)计(jì)划(huà)。

The company's senior management is in a meeting discussing next year's plans.

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