How to say “altitude above sea level” in Chinese
altitude above sea level
“Altitude above sea level” in Chinese is 海拔, hǎi bá: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
海拔 is read hǎi bá: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”.
On the left, 扌 “hand”: pulled out by hand.
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 “海拔”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 海拔. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这座山海拔三千多米。zhèzuòshānhǎibásānqiānduōmǐThis mountain is over three thousand meters above sea level.
- 海拔越高气温越低hǎibáyuègāo,qìwēnyuèdīThe higher the altitude, the lower the temperature.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “altitude above sea level” in Chinese?
“Altitude above sea level” in Chinese is 海拔, pinyin hǎibá.
What does 海拔 mean?
海拔 (hǎibá) means “altitude above sea level”.
How do you write 海拔?
海拔 is 2 characters: 海 (hǎi) — sea; 拔 (bá) — pull out, pluck. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 海拔?
海拔 is read hǎibá. Tones: hǎi — third tone, bá — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“altitude above sea level” in the lesson “Peak, slope and altitude”
This word is from the topic “Land, sea, weather” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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