高层 (gāo céng) — (noun) high-rise building; top-level leadership or management; (adjective) high-level, high-rise
Definition
高层 highlights rank or position — top leadership, upper floors, the upper tiers of an organization. Compare 高级 (quality, skill level) and 高等 (academic rank like 高等教育).
noun
high-rise buildingtop-level leadership or management
adjective
high-levelhigh-rise
Examples
- 高层。Zhè zuò gāo céng yǒu wǔ shí céng lóu.This high-rise has fifty floors.
- 高层。gāo céng Huì yì yǐ jīng kāi shǐ le.The high-level meeting has already started.
- 高层。Gōng sī gāo céng zhèng zài tǎo lùn zhè ge wèn tí.Company top management is discussing this issue.
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