How to say “high technology” in Chinese

高科技
gāokējì

high technology

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Science and technology”

“High technology” in Chinese is 高科技, gāo kē jì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

高科技 is read gāo kē jì: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

gāo — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
kē — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
jì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

高
gāo — tall, high

A picture of a tall tower.

科
kē — branch, section; science

On the left, 禾 “grain”; on the right, 斗 “measure”: measuring out grain and sorting it by kind.

技
jì — skill, craft

On the left, 扌 “hand”: skill lies in the hands.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “高科技”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “high technology” in Chinese?

“High technology” in Chinese is 高科技, pinyin gāokējì.

What does 高科技 mean?

高科技 (gāokējì) means “high technology”.

How do you write 高科技?

高科技 is 3 characters: 高 (gāo) — tall, high; 科 (kē) — branch, section; science; 技 (jì) — skill, craft. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 高科技?

高科技 is read gāokējì. Tones: gāo — first tone, kē — first tone, jì — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“high technology” in the lesson “New and advanced”

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