海拔 hǎibá height above sea level
height above sea level; elevation
How to remember 海拔: 海 sea + 拔 to pull out = height above sea level.
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How it is used
- Elevation/height above sea level - 海拔三千米 (hǎibá sānqiān mǐ) 3,000 m above sea level, 海拔高 (hǎibá gāo) high altitude.
- The standard term for altitude measured from sea level; literally 'pulled up from the sea'.
- Common in geography and describing mountains/plateaus.
Example sentences
- 这座城市海拔1600米。 Zhèzuò chéngshì hǎibá 1600mǐ.This city is 1,600 meters above sea level.