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    Expressing "a high degree" with 高度 (gāodù)

    Degree & Intensity
    Description & Modification

    Structure

    高度 + Noun / 高度 + 的 + Noun

    Explanation

    高度 (gāodù) as a noun means "height" or "degree," and is often used figuratively to express a high level or great extent of something. The phrase 高度 + noun is a common pattern meaning something done to a great or elevated degree.

    Examples

    • 这件事引起了社会的高度关注。

      zhè jiàn shì yǐnqǐ le shèhuì de gāodù guānzhù.

      This matter has attracted a high degree of attention from society.

    • 这座山的高度超过了三千米。

      zhè zuò shān de gāodù chāoguò le sānqiān mǐ.

      The height of this mountain exceeds three thousand meters.

    • 我们要站在更高的高度来看待这个问题。

      wǒmen yào zhàn zài gèng gāo de gāodù lái kàndài zhège wèntí.

      We need to look at this issue from a higher perspective.

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