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角度

jiǎodù

angle

Usage note

角度表示看东西的方向,也表示观点。

jiǎo dù biǎo shì kàn dōng xī de fāng xiàng, yě biǎo shì guān diǎn。

角度 means the angle of viewing or a viewpoint.

Context note

角度常用于数学、摄影和讨论。

jiǎo dù cháng yòng yú shù xué 、 shè yǐng hé tǎo lùn。

It is often used with math, photography, and discussion.

5 examples

从这个角度看很清楚。
cóng zhè ge jiǎo dù kàn hěn qīng chǔ。
It is clear from this angle.
请换一个角度想。
qǐng huàn yí gè jiǎo dù xiǎng。
Please think from another angle.
这个角度很好。
zhè ge jiǎo dù hěn hǎo。
This angle is very good.
我们要从不同角度看问题。
wǒ men yào cóng bù tóng jiǎo dù kàn wèn tí。
We should look at problems from different angles.
摄影师调整了角度
shè yǐng shī tiáo zhěng le jiǎo dù。
The photographer adjusted the angle.

5 mini stories

老师说,看问题要换个角度
lǎo shī shuō, kàn wèn tí yào huàn gè jiǎo dù。
The teacher said to look at problems from a different angle.
他调整了手机角度拍照。
tā tiáo zhěng le shǒu jī jiǎo dù pāi zhào。
He adjusted the phone angle to take a photo.
从数学角度看,这题不难。
cóng shù xué jiǎo dù kàn, zhè tí bù nán。
From a math perspective, this problem is not hard.
孩子抬起头,换了个角度看树。
hái zi tái qǐ tóu, huàn le gè jiǎo dù kàn shù。
The child lifted his head and looked at the tree from another angle.
角度不同,答案也会不同。
jiǎo dù bù tóng, dá àn yě huì bù tóng。
Different angles can lead to different answers.

Mini dialogue

看的角度

A
你从哪个角度拍这张照片?
Nǐ cóng nǎge jiǎodù pāi zhè zhāng zhàopiàn?
From which angle did you take this photo?
B
我从这个角度看,风景很美。
Wǒ cóng zhège jiǎodù kàn, fēngjǐng hěn měi.
From this angle, the scenery is beautiful.

换个角度

A
这个问题很难。
Zhège wèntí hěn nán.
This problem is difficult.
B
我们换个角度想一想。
Wǒmen huàn ge jiǎodù xiǎng yī xiǎng.
Let's think about it from a different angle.

Related words and contrasts

related
视角
shìjiǎo
perspective; viewpoint

A way of looking at things, related to angle of view.

related
直角
zhíjiǎo
right angle

A specific type of angle (90 degrees).

related
方向
fāngxiàng
direction

The orientation or path, often described using angles.

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