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高潮

gāo cháo

HSK 4 · word 2447 of 3,000

Meaning

• high tide; high water
• upsurge; peak of activity
• climax (of a story, a competition etc)

Example sentence

Characters in 高潮

• 高 gāo high
• 潮 cháo tide

高 high plus 潮, a tide. 潮 gives 潮流 and 潮湿; the high tide, and figuratively a climax.

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