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高端 (gāo duān) — (adjective) high-end, upmarket; (noun) high-end segment, premium market

Definition

高端 is a high-end brand or product tier, both as adjective and noun. More about quality/positioning than price (compare 高价 'high price') and broader than 高档 ('upscale goods').

adjective
high-endupmarket
noun
high-end segmentpremium market

Examples

  • 高端。
    Zhè jiā cān tīng zhuān zuò gāo duān měi shí.
    This restaurant specializes in high-end cuisine.
  • 高端。
    gāo duān Kè hù duì fú wù de yāo qiú fēi cháng gāo.
    High-end clients have very high demands on service.
  • 高端。
    Gōng sī zhèng zài cóng dī duān shì chǎng zhuǎn xiàng gāo duān.
    The company is shifting from the low-end market to the high-end segment.

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.

高gāohigh
端duānend

高 means high and 端 means end, so 高端 is the high end.

Characters in this word

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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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
立立lì
Sound part声符shēngfú
耑
耑zhuān端duān
Same sound today

端 is made by putting 立 beside 耑. The 立 part is connected to the meaning, and 耑 gives the sound.

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HSK 3.0 Level 6

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