Chinese word

角度

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiǎo dù

Meaning

  • nounangle

Example

这个三角形的角度是多少？zhè ge sān jiǎo xíng de jiǎo dù shì duō shǎo

What is the angle of this triangle?

Illustration for 角度 (angle)

More examples

我们要从不同的角度看问题。wǒ men yào cóng bù tóng de jiǎo dù kàn wèn tí

We need to look at problems from different angles.

Core concept

A position that frames what can be seen about a shape or situation.

Common phrases

  • 看问题的角度kàn wèn tí de jiǎo dù

    viewpoint on a problem

  • 不同的角度bù tóng de jiǎo dù

    different angles

  • 改变角度gǎi biàn jiǎo dù

    change perspective

Similar words

角jiǎo: The sharp part where two lines or sides come together.
方向fāng xiàng: The way in which something faces or moves.
看法kàn fǎ: An individual's thoughts or opinion about something.
观点guān diǎn: A particular way of viewing an issue or thinking about it.

Definition in Chinese

用于表示看待事物的立场、观点或分析的侧重点，相当于观察的方向或出发点。yòng yú biǎo shì kàn dài shì wù de lì chǎng guān diǎn huò fēn xī de cè zhòng diǎn xiāng dāng yú guān chá de fāng xiàng huò chū fā diǎn

Word origin

角度 (jiǎodù, "angle") combines 角 (jiǎo, "corner") with 度 (dù, "degree"), moving from the size of a shape's opening to the direction or basis of observation.

Usage tips

  • When this noun describes ideas, it often appears with verbs of looking or thinking rather than with numbers, which helps separate its abstract use from its geometry use.

Other meanings

  • viewpointnoun
  • perspectivenoun

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