高于 gāoyú greater than
greater than; to exceed
How to remember 高于: 高 high + 于 at = greater than.
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How it is used
- A written/formal comparative meaning "to exceed, be higher than": 今年销量高于去年 (jīnnián xiāoliàng gāoyú qùnián) - this year's sales exceed last year's.
- 高 + 于 fuses into one verb, so the standard of comparison follows directly with no 比 needed.
- In everyday speech people say 比...高 instead - 他比我高 (tā bǐ wǒ gāo), he's taller than me - 高于 belongs to reports, statistics, and official writing.
- Often paired with its opposite 低于 (dīyú, lower than) when describing something against an average or standard - 低于平均 (dīyú píngjūn) below average.