厚度 hòudù thickness
How to remember 厚度: 厚 thick + 度 degree = thickness.
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How it is used
- Thickness (as a measurable dimension) - 纸的厚度 (zhǐ de hòudù) the thickness of the paper; 厚度是2厘米 (hòudù shì èr límǐ) 2 cm thick.
- This is the abstract '-ness' noun formed with 度; the adjective is 厚 (hòu, thick). You measure 厚度, but a book 很厚.
- Parallel to 长度 (chángdù) length, 宽度 (kuāndù) width, 高度 (gāodù) height.