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    Chinese Grammar

    Expressing "new high" with 新高 (xīngāo)

    Degree & Intensity
    Numbers & Quantity

    Structure

    创下 + 新高

    Explanation

    新高 (xīngāo) means "new high" or "record high." It is used to describe when a value, such as a stock price or temperature, reaches a level not previously attained. The common phrase 创下历史新高 means "to set a historic new high."

    Examples

    • 今天气温达到了四十度,创下今年新高。

      Jīntiān qìwēn dádàole sìshí dù, chuàngxià jīnnián xīngāo.

      The temperature reached forty degrees today, setting a new high for the year.

    • 这家公司的股价连续三天创新高。

      Zhè jiā gōngsī de gǔjià liánxù sān tiān chuàng xīngāo.

      This company's stock price has hit new highs for three consecutive days.

    • 出口额再创历史新高,达到两千亿美元。

      Chūkǒu é zài chuàng lìshǐ xīngāo, dádào liǎngqiān yì Měiyuán.

      Export value hit a new all-time high again, reaching two hundred billion US dollars.