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高层
高层
(gāo céng): High-rise (Noun, Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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高 • gāo • high; tall • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
gāo
高
high; tall
层 • céng • storey • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
céng
层
storey
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 高层.
Words with
高
高兴
gāo xìng
pleased; happy
高中
gāo zhōng
senior high school
提高
tí gāo
raise
身高
shēn gāo
(a person's) height
高铁
gāo tiě
high speed rail
高于
gāo yú
greater than
高价
gāo jià
high price
高温
gāo wēn
high temperature
Words with
层
层次
céng cì
administrative levels; arrangement of ideas; gradation
层面
céng miàn
aspect
阶层
jiē céng
section; rank; stratum
层出不穷
céng chū bù qióng
come out in an unending flow
上层
shàng céng
upper class
基层
jī céng
Grassroots / basic level
底层
dǐ céng
Bottom layer / Underclass
下层
xià céng
lower layer; lower level
4.
Example Sentences with 高层
tā
他
zhù
住
zài
在
shì
市
zhōng
中
xīn
心
de
的
gāo
高
céng
层
gōng
公
yù
寓
。
He lives in a high-rise apartment in the city center.
zhè
这
zuò
座
chéng
城
shì
市
yǒu
有
hěn
很
duō
多
gāo
高
céng
zài
在
shāng
商
chǎng
场
lǐ
里
，
diàn
电
tī
梯
tōng
通
cháng
常
zhè
这
cì
次
xiāo
消
fáng
防
yǎn
演
xí
习
mó
模
nǐ
拟
le
了
gāo
高
céng
层
jiàn
建
zhù
筑
de
的
shè
设
jì
计
bì
必
xū
层
jiàn
建
zhù
筑
。
There are many high-rise buildings in this city.
bǐ
比
fú
扶
tī
梯
gèng
更
kuài
快
dào
到
dá
达
gāo
高
céng
层
。
In shopping malls, elevators are usually faster than escalators for reaching higher floors.
gāo
高
céng
层
jiàn
建
zhù
筑
huǒ
火
zāi
灾
de
的
jǐn
紧
jí
急
shū
疏
sàn
散
。
This fire drill simulated the emergency evacuation of a high-rise building fire.
须
chōng
充
fèn
分
kǎo
考
lǜ
虑
kōng
空
qì
气
duì
对
liú
流
，
yǐ
以
què
确
bǎo
保
xiāo
消
fáng
防
ān
安
quán
全
。
The design of high-rise buildings must fully consider air convection to ensure fire safety.
