gāohán

高寒

Word · Adjective

high-altitude and cold; alpine

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

high-altitude and cold; alpine (referring to high-elevation cold climate)

Grammatically an attributive adjective (属性词), typically used to modify nouns such as regions, climate zones, or vegetation rather than as a predicate.

Qīng青
zàng藏
gāo高
yuán原
shǔ属
yú于
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
gāo高
hán寒
dì地
dài带
 。

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is a typical high-altitude cold zone.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
gāo高
hán寒
zhí植
wù物
néng能
zài在
jí极
duān端
huán环
jìng境
xià下
shēng生
cún存
 。

This alpine plant can survive in extreme environments.

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Gāo高
hán寒
qì气
hòu候
qū区
de的
rén人
kǒu口
mì密
dù度
tōng通
cháng常
hěn很
dī低
 。

The population density of high-cold climate regions is usually very low.