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制高点 (zhì gāo diǎn) — commanding height; high ground (both literal military and figurative strategic/moral)

Definition

A military term for ‘commanding height’ — the high ground that controls the area below. Used figuratively for a dominant position in competition or debate (the moral high ground).

noun
commanding heighthigh ground (both literal military and figurative strategic/moral)

Examples

  • 制高点。
    Jūn duì xùn sù zhàn lǐng le zhì gāo diǎn.
    The army quickly occupied the commanding height.
  • ，制高点。
    Zài jì shù jìng zhēng zhōng, wǒ men bì xū qiǎng zhàn zhì gāo diǎn.
    In technological competition, we must seize the commanding height.
  • 制高点。
    Tā zài biàn lùn zhōng zhàn jù le dào dé zhì gāo diǎn.
    He occupied the moral high ground in the debate.

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