海拔 (hǎi bá) — altitude; elevation; height above sea level
Definition
海拔 is the specific 'altitude / elevation above sea level' (a measured number, e.g. 1000米). 高度 is the general word for 'height' of anything; 海面 is the 'sea surface' itself used as a reference point.
noun
altitudeelevationheight above sea level
Examples
- 海拔。Zhè zuò chéng shì de hǎi bá dà yuē shì yì qiān mǐ.The altitude of this city is about one thousand meters.
- 海拔。Fēi jī zhèng zài yí wàn mǐ de hǎi bá shàng fēi xíng.The plane is flying at an altitude of ten thousand meters.
- 海拔。Qīng zàng gāo yuán de píng jūn hǎi bá chāo guò sì qiān mǐ.The average elevation of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau exceeds four thousand meters.
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