Chinese word

高科技

Pronunciation

Pinyingāo kē jì

Meaning

  • nounhigh-tech

Example

这个公司专注于高科技产品。zhè ge gōng sī zhuān zhù yú gāo kē jì chán pǐn

This company focuses on high-tech products.

Illustration for 高科技 (high-tech)

More examples

许多高科技企业正在加强国际合作。xǔ duō gāo kē jì qǐ yè zhèng zài jiā qiáng guó jì hé zuò

Many high-tech enterprises are strengthening international cooperation.

Core concept

Technology that rises above ordinary practice through advanced science, new methods, or strong innovation.

Common phrases

  • 高科技企业gāo kē jì qǐ yè

    high-tech enterprise

  • 高科技产业gāo kē jì chǎn yè

    high-tech industry

  • 高科技人才gāo kē jì rén cái

    high-tech talent

Similar words

技术jì shù: Methods, skills, tools, and systems used to make or do something.
科技kē jì: The broad field of scientific knowledge and its practical applications.

Definition in Chinese

指技术水平高、具有创新性或先进性的科学技术、相关产品或产业。zhǐ jì shù shuǐ píng gāo jù yǒu chuàng xīn xìng huò xiān jìn xìng de kē xué jì shù xiāng guān chán pǐn huò chǎn yè

Word origin

The compound 高科技 (gāokējì, "high-tech") puts 高 (gāo, "high") before 科技 (kējì, "science and technology"), presenting science and technology as operating at an unusually advanced level.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, 高科技 (gāokējì, "high-tech") commonly comes before a noun for products, companies, and industries, and it normally describes the technology rather than a person.

Other meanings

  • advanced technologynoun
  • cutting-edge technologynoun

Opposites

  • 传统产业chuán tóng chǎn yètraditional industrynoun

Related words

  • 高科技化gāo kē jì huàhigh-tech transformationnoun
  • 高科技产业化gāo kē jì chǎn yè huàhigh-tech industrializationnoun

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