高达……

gāo dá...

as high as... (高达……)

高达 means “as high as.” It emphasizes a surprisingly high level, price, rate, temperature, height, or value.

Anchor example

这座楼的高度高达三百米。

Zhè zuò lóu de gāodù gāo dá sānbǎi mǐ.

The height of this building is as high as three hundred meters.

HSK 5

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15 exercises

Lesson summary

Read the sample sentence and notice how 高达…… works in the frame: 高达 A.

Explanation

高达 is used with measurements that can be understood as high: height, temperature, price, percentage, cost, speed, or level. It is common in reports and news. Do not use it for ordinary countable quantities like examples or participants; 多达 is usually better there.

Structure Patterns

1 structures

Grammar pattern

高达 A

emphasizes that a level, rate, height, price, or value is very high

这座楼的高度高达三百米。

Zhè zuò lóu de gāodù gāo dá sānbǎi mǐ.

The height of this building is as high as three hundred meters.

Common Mistakes

Using 多达 for height/price: 高度多达三百米。Use 高达 for high measurements: 高度高达三百米。
Using 高达 when the value is not notably high.高达 emphasizes an unexpectedly high value.

Usage Notes

Common with 高度, 气温, 价格, 比例, 成本.
For countable totals, 多达 is usually better.
It carries a strong emphasis on high value.

Practice

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Fill in the blank:

这座楼的高度____三百米。

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