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高度

gāodù

height

A ladder beside a tall tower
Memory picture

Characters in this word

高 gāo

Strokes
10
Radical
高 — tall, lofty
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

度 dù

Strokes
9
Radical
广 — broad, vast, wide
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 高度是多少? Gāodù shì duōshǎo? What is the height?
  • 高度不一样。 Gāodù bù yíyàng. The heights are different.
  • 飞机高度低。 Fēijī gāodù dī. The plane's height is low.

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