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高等

gāoděng

higher, advanced

A graduate in gown and cap in front of a university building
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Characters in this word

高 gāo

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

等 děng

Strokes
12
Radical
⺮ — bamboo
Made of
⺮ bamboo 寺 court, office
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这所大学在高等教育改革中试行了更加灵活的课程制度。 Zhè suǒ dàxué zài gāoděng jiàoyù gǎigé zhōng shìxíng le gèngjiā línghuó de kèchéng zhìdù. This university has trialled a more flexible curriculum system in higher education reform.
  • 他打算毕业后继续接受高等教育。 Tā dǎsuàn bìyè hòu jìxù jiēshòu gāoděng jiàoyù. He plans to continue with higher education after graduating.
  • 高等数学比中学数学难得多。 Gāoděng shùxué bǐ zhōngxué shùxué nán de duō. Advanced mathematics is much harder than secondary school mathematics.

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