高新技术

• Pinyin: gāo xīn jì shù
• Hanzi breakdown: 高 (high, advanced); 新 = 亲 + 斤 (fresh, new); 技 = 手 + 支 (hand + branch — skill); 术 = 木 + 丶 (method, art)

Meaning

High and new technology; cutting-edge technology incorporating advanced scientific research and innovation, typically in IT, biotech, aerospace, and new materials.

An official policy term used extensively in Chinese government planning documents and economic zones. 高新技术产业 refers to high-tech industries; 国家高新技术产业开发区 are designated incubation zones. The term distinguishes frontier innovation from conventional manufacturing.

Examples

1. 该市依托完善的研发基础设施，吸引了大量高新技术企业在此落户，形成了产业集群效应。 Relying on strong R&D infrastructure, the city has attracted a large number of high-tech companies, creating a cluster effect.
2. 政府将高新技术产业列为战略性新兴产业，给予税收减免和专项补贴等一系列优惠政策。 The government has designated high-tech industries as strategic emerging sectors and offers a series of preferential policies such as tax breaks and targeted subsidies.
3. 这所大学与多家高新技术企业建立了联合实验室，致力于将科研成果快速转化为市场产品。 This university has set up joint labs with multiple high-tech companies, working to rapidly turn research results into market-ready products.

Usage Guide

Context: technology, policy, industry, innovation

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 园区内已入驻逾三百家高新技术企业，年产值合计超过两千亿元，已成为区域经济的重要引擎。(Over three hundred high-tech enterprises have settled in the zone, with combined annual output exceeding two hundred billion yuan — making it a vital engine of regional economic growth.)
• 在国际竞争加剧的背景下，掌握核心高新技术是维护国家产业安全的根本保障。(Against the backdrop of intensifying international competition, mastering core high-tech is the fundamental guarantee for safeguarding national industrial security.)

Don't Say

• 我的手机是高新技术 — 高新技术 is a category term for entire fields or enterprises; use 先进技术 or 高科技产品 for a specific device

Origin & History

高 (high) + 新 (new) + 技术 (technology)

Cultural Context

Era: Reform era to present

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal