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高空

gāokōng

high altitude; high in the air

An eagle soars high above clouds and a mountain
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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

空 kōng

Strokes
8
Radical
穴 — cave, den, hole
Made of
穴 cave, den, hole 工 labor, work
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 无人机在高空盘旋时拍下了洪水蔓延的完整路径,为救援提供了依据。 Wúrénjī zài gāokōng pánxuán shí pāi xià le hóngshuǐ mànyán de wánzhěng lùjìng, wèi jiùyuán tígōng le yījù. While circling high in the air, the drone captured the full path of the spreading flood and provided evidence for the rescue effort.
  • 一只老鹰在高空盘旋,寻找地面上的食物。 Yì zhī lǎoyīng zài gāokōng pánxuán, xúnzhǎo dìmiàn shàng de shíwù. An eagle circles high in the sky, looking for food on the ground.
  • 飞机在高空飞行时,窗外只能看到白云。 Fēijī zài gāokōng fēixíng shí, chuāngwài zhǐ néng kàn dào báiyún. When the plane flies at high altitude, only white clouds can be seen outside the window.

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