noun HSK 5
climax · high tide · orgasm · peak
Meaning
高潮 literally means 'high tide' but is used metaphorically to describe the peak, climax, or most intense moment of something. It can refer to the climax of a story, performance, event, or emotional experience. In physiological contexts, it means orgasm.
Usage
Commonly used in literary and artistic contexts to describe dramatic peaks (故事的高潮 'the climax of the story'). Also appears in discussions of performances, celebrations, or movements reaching their peak intensity. In medical or intimate contexts, it refers to sexual climax. The word is relatively formal in non-physiological uses.
Examples
- 01这部电影在最后十分钟达到了高潮。.This movie reached its climax in the final ten minutes.
- 02晚会在大合唱中被推向高潮。.The evening party was pushed toward its climax with the grand chorus.
Characters
Measure words
- 个一个高潮
- 次一次高潮
Common collocations
- 达到高潮to reach a climax
- 把...推向高潮...to push... toward a climax
- 高潮迭起one climax after another
- 情绪高潮emotional peak
Antonyms
Origin
Combines 高 (high) and 潮 (tide) to create the image of a high tide, which became a metaphor for any peak or climactic moment.