高度

• 拼音: gāo dù
• 汉字拆解: 高 = pictograph of a tall building; 度 = 广 (shelter) + 又 (hand) + 尺 — measure

含义

Height; altitude; highly; high degree of. The vertical distance of something, or used adverbially to mean 'extremely' or 'to a high degree.'

As a noun, refers to physical height or altitude. As an adjective/adverb, means 'highly' or 'great degree of' — 高度重视 (attach great importance), 高度评价 (highly praise). Different from 高 which is simpler.

例句

1. 这座山的高度超过了四千米。
2. 领导对这个项目高度重视。
3. 我们的合作已经达到了新的高度。

用法指南

语境: science, business, evaluation

语气: emphatic

正确说法

• 飞机的飞行高度是多少？(What is the flight altitude of the airplane?)
• 我们高度赞赏你的贡献。(We highly appreciate your contribution.)

错误说法

• 说'他的高度很好'表示身高好 (Don't use 高度 for a person's body height in casual speech — use 身高 or just 高; 高度 is for objects or abstract measures)

起源与历史

高 (high, tall) + 度 (degree, measure). Together meaning 'height' or 'high degree.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal