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Chinese word
度
Pronunciation
Pinyindù
Meaning
- noundegree
Example
今天气温有30度。jīn tiān qì wēn yǒu 30 dù
Today's temperature is 30 degrees.
More examples
冬天这里最低能到零下几度。dōng tiān zhè lǐ zuì dī néng dào líng xià jǐ dù
In winter, the lowest temperature here can be several degrees below zero.
Core concept
A mark on a measuring scale that shows how many times, how much, or how strong something is.
Common phrases
几度jǐ dù
how many degrees
多少度duō shǎo dù
how many degrees
摄氏度shè shì dù
degree Celsius
Similar words
次cì: A unit for counting the numbered occasions of an event or action.
回huí: A unit for counting each repeated occurrence of an action or event.
遍biàn: A unit for counting an action carried out from beginning to end.
Definition in Chinese
表示次数、程度或作为某些量的单位，既可用于记次数（如“二度”＝两回），也可表示强度或等级（如“中度”），还可作温度等的计量单位（如“30度”）。biǎo shì cì shù chéng dù huò zuò wéi mǒu xiē liàng de dān wèi jì kě yòng yú jì cì shù rú èr dù liǎng huí yě kě biǎo shì qiáng dù huò děng jí rú zhōng dù hái kě zuò wēn dù děng de jì liàng dān wèi rú 30 dù
Word origin
度 (dù, "degree") comes from an old idea of measuring a span, which led to its uses for measured amount, strength, temperature, and number of occurrences.
Usage tips
- A number before 度 (dù, "degree") can describe a temperature or another measured level, while the surrounding sentence identifies what is being measured.
Other meanings
- timenoun
- extentnoun
Related words
- 温度wēn dùtemperaturenoun
- 摄氏度shè shì dùdegree Celsiusnoun