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Chinese word
高空
Pronunciation
Pinyingāo kōng
Meaning
- nounhigh altitude
Example
飞机从高空飞过。fēi jī cóng gāo kōng fēi guò
The plane flew by at high altitude.
More examples
工人在高空作业时必须佩戴安全带。gōng rén zài gāo kōng zuò yè shí bì xū pèi dài ān quán dài
Workers must wear safety belts when working at high altitude.
Core concept
The upper air well above the ground, seen as a zone for flight, clouds, or views from above.
Common phrases
高空飞行gāo kōng fēi xíng
high-altitude flight
高空作业gāo kōng zuò yè
high-altitude work
从高空cóng gāo kōng
from high altitude
Similar words
上空shàng kōng: The airspace above a place, often used for the path of aircraft.
空中kōng zhōng: A place in the air, away from the ground, where people or objects are flying.
天空tiān kōng: The open sky stretching above the earth as seen from below.
高处gāo chù: A place that stands higher than the surrounding ground, such as a roof, slope, or hilltop.
Definition in Chinese
表示离地面较高的天空或空域，可指飞机航行的上空、云层所在的高度或从高处俯视的空中位置。biǎo shì lí dì miàn jiào gāo de tiān kōng huò kōng yù kě zhǐ fēi jī háng xíng de shàng kōng yún céng suǒ zài de gāo dù huò cóng gāo chù fǔ shì de kōng zhōng wèi zhì
Word origin
高 (gāo, "high") + 空 (kōng, "sky") combines to name the part of the sky that lies high above the ground.
Usage tips
- English "altitude" often measures height numerically, while this Chinese noun more often presents the upper air as the setting for flight or weather.
Other meanings
- altitudenoun
Opposites
- 低空dī kōnglow altitudenoun