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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