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程度 chéngdù “degree” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 程度 means

  1. degree
  2. level
  3. extent

How to say 程度

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale程chéng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale度dù4th tone, falling

程度 in a sentence

  1. 我在一定程度上同意你的意见。

    Wǒ zài yídìng chéngdù shàng tóngyì nǐ de yìjiàn.

    I agree with you to some extent.

    Sentence #926568 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  2. 现在的人教育程度比以前高得多。

    Xiànzài de rén jiàoyù chéngdù bǐ yǐqián gāo de duō.

    People are much better educated now than they used to be.

    Sentence #332680 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 可以相信他到什么程度？

    Kěyǐ xiāngxìn tā dào shénme chéngdù?

    How far can he be trusted?

    Sentence #3982114 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 程度 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 程 (chéng) with each of its parts in a different colour
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.

The character 度 (du) with each of its parts in a different colour
度dùto pass
  • 广shelter · guǎng
  • 廿twenty · niàn
  • 又again · yòu

How to write 程度

程 12 strokes · 度 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

程度 (chéngdù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 程度 (chéngdù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

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

More words: Ideas & Concepts

差距chājù · gap成分chéngfèn · ingredient成果chéngguǒ · result成就chéngjiù · accomplishment措施cuòshī · measure单元dānyuán · unit (forming an entity)道理dàoli · reason方案fāng'àn · plan

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.

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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.