程度 chéngdù degree
degree; level; extent
How to remember 程度: 程 process + 度 degree = degree.
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How it is used
- Degree / extent / level - 一定程度上 (yídìng chéngdù shàng) to a certain extent; 严重程度 the severity level.
- Measures how much of a quality is present. Common frames: 在很大程度上 to a large extent, 教育程度 level of education. Distinct from 水平 (shuǐpíng, standard/level of skill).
Example sentences
- 现在的人教育程度比以前高得多。 Xiànzài de rén jiàoyù chéngdù bǐ yǐqián gāo de duō.People are more educated now than they used to be.
- 一个国家纸的产量和它的文明程度密切相关。 Yígè guójiā zhǐ de chǎnliàng hé tā de wénmíng chéngdù mìqièxiāngguān.The amount of paper produced by a country is closely related to its cultural standards.
- 在某种程度上，我认同你所说的。 Zài mǒuzhǒngchéngdù shàng, wǒ rèntóng nǐ suǒshuō de.I agree with what you say to some extent.