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高于 (gāo yú) — to exceed, to be greater than

Definition

高于 (gāoyú) means 'to be higher/greater than' — a more formal comparative than 超过 ('to exceed'). Like 大于, it focuses on a value comparison rather than surpassing a limit.

verb
to exceedto be greater than

Examples

  • 高于。
    Tā de kǎo shì chéng jì gāo yú wǒ.
    His exam scores are higher than mine.
  • 高于。
    Zhè jiā shāng diàn de jià gé gāo yú nà jiā.
    The price of this store is higher than that one.
  • 高于。
    Tā xiě zuò yè de sù dù gāo yú píng shí.
    The speed at which he does homework is faster than usual.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

高gāohigh
于yúthan

高 gives 'high', and 于 gives 'than', yielding 'higher than' or 'to exceed'.

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

高 was drawn as a tall building.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 一一yīflat stream of air
  • 丂丂kǎoto exhale

The old shape of 于 may have pictured an ancient wind instrument. Another explanation reads 一 as a flat stream of air and 丂 as an exhaling mark.

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