HSK 5 · Ideas
程度 chéngdù “degree” in Chinese
Same in Traditional
What 程度 means
- degree
- level
- extent
How to say 程度
程chéng2nd tone, rising
度dù4th tone, falling
程度 in a sentence
How 程度 is built
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程chéngrule
- 禾grain · héMeaning part
- 呈to petition · chéngSound part
禾 hints at the meaning (grain); 呈 (chéng) hints at the sound. Compare it with chéng.

度dùto pass
- 广shelter · guǎng
- 廿twenty · niàn
- 又again · yòu
How to write 程度
程 12 strokes · 度 9 strokes
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Words related to 程度
Words with 程
过程guòchéng · course of events课程kèchéng · course日程rìchéng · schedule程序chéngxù · procedures工程师gōngchéngshī · engineer章程zhāngchéng · regulations启程qǐchéng · to set out (on a journey)专程zhuānchéng · specially (making a special trip)里程碑lǐchéngbēi · milestone
Words with 度
态度tàidu · attitude温度wēndù · temperature速度sùdù · speed度dù · degree度过dùguò · to pass制度zhìdù · system (of rules)角度jiǎodù · angle季度jìdù · quarter (of a year)年度niándù · year (e.g. financial year)一度yídù · once
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FAQs
程度 (chéngdù) means “degree” or “level”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it chéngdù: chéng with a 2nd tone, then dù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 程度 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chengdu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 程度 from the suggestions. Typing chengdu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
程度 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.