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Definition
Elevation or altitude; the vertical distance between a point on Earth and sea level.
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How it's used
Used primarily in geographical or scientific contexts when discussing mountains, plateaus, or flight paths. Unlike everyday measurements of height, it specifically references the vertical distance relative to mean sea level rather than the height of an object from the ground.
Examples
The altitude here is very high, and the air is thin.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
