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高度

gāo dù

HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Measure word 个

高度 (gāo dù) means "height; altitude; elevation". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 高度 means

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

The characters in 高度

• 高gāohigh; tall; above average
• 度dùto pass; to spend (time); measure

Example sentences

• 洪水涌到了窗户的高度。
  The flood water reached the level of the windows.
• 这是一个高度发展的文明。
  Zhè shì yī gè gāodù fāzhǎn de wénmíng.
  This is a highly developed civilisation.
• 你的结论具有高度争议性。
  Your conclusion is highly arguable.
• 家属对军方的说法高度置疑。
  Jiāshǔ duì jūnfāng de shuōfa gāodù zhìyí.
  The family was highly doubtful of the statement from the military.
• 你半透明的裙子让我高度兴奋。
  Nǐ bàntòumíng de qúnzi ràng wǒ gāodù xīngfèn.
  Your see-through dress really excites me.
• 历史是一门高度政治化的学科。
  History is a highly politicized subject.

Words containing 高度

• 中高度防空zhōng gāo dù fáng kōnghigh-to-medium-altitude air defense (HIMAD)

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