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高度

gāo dù · gao du

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HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. height
  2. altitude
  3. elevation
  4. high degree
  5. highly
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The tower

  1. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，这座(zhèzuò)塔(tǎ)的(de)高度(gāodù)是(shì)多少(duōshao)？

    Look, how tall is this tower?

  2. Liangliang

    牌子(páizi)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe)：高度(gāodù)八十米(bāshímǐ)。

    The sign says: height eighty metres.

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)爬(pá)上去(shàngqù)吧(ba)！

    Let us climb up!

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)怕(pà)高(gāo)吗(ma)？

    Are you not afraid of heights?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不(bù)怕(pà)高度(gāodù)，我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)怕(pà)楼梯(lóutī)。

    I am not afraid of height, only of stairs.

  6. Liangliang

    这座(zhèzuò)塔(tǎ)没有(méiyǒu)电梯(diàntī)。

    This tower has no lift.

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2 examples
01

英(yīng)语(yǔ)是(shì)一(yì)种(zhǒng)高(gāo)度(dù)拉(lā)丁(dīng)化(huà)的(de)日(rì)耳(ěr)曼(màn)语(yǔ)。

English is a heavily Latinized Germanic language.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jiangche · English by Catriona · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

伊(yī)藤(téng)先(xiān)生(sheng)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)受(shòu)过(guò)高(gāo)度(dù)教(jiào)育(yù)的(de)人(rén)。

Mr. Ito is a highly educated man.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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