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超高 (chāo gāo) — super high, ultra-high, extremely high

Definition

超高 is an adjective meaning 'super-/ultra-high', used as a modifier before a noun or after 的. It pairs with 超级, where 超级 is broader ('super-') while 超高 is restricted to height, temperature, frequency, etc.

adjective
super highultra-highextremely high

Examples

  • 超高。
    Zhè ge jiàn zhù de chāo gāo shè jì hěn tè bié.
    The super-high design of this building is very special.
  • 超高。
    Zhè zhǒng cái liào kě yǐ chéng shòu chāo gāo wēn dù.
    This material can withstand ultra-high temperatures.
  • 超高。
    Tā de chéng jì zài bān lǐ shì chāo gāo de.
    His grades are extremely high in the class.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

超chāoover
高gāohigh

超高 combines 超, over or exceeding, with 高, high, to describe something very high.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
走走zǒurun
Sound part声符shēngfú
召
召zhào超chāo
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

超 pairs 走, meaning “run,” with 召, which gives the sound.

Open 超 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

高 was drawn as a tall building.

Open 高 →
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