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极 jí extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top
顶 dǐng apex / crown of the head / top / roof / most / to carry on the head / to push to the top / to go against / to replace / to substitute / to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) / (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile / classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
盖 gài lid / top / cover / canopy / to cover / to conceal / to build
一号 yī hào first day of the month / toilet / (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship)
顶部 dǐng bù roof / topmost part / top (of tree, wall etc) / apex
顶尖 dǐng jiān peak / apex / world best / number one / finest (competitors) / top (figures in a certain field)
上边 shàng bian the top / above / overhead / upwards / the top margin / above-mentioned / those higher up
前 qián front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly
头 tóu head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4]
顶头 dǐng tóu to come directly towards one / top / immediate (superior)
顶尖级 dǐng jiān jí first class / top / world best
颠 diān top (of the head) / apex / to fall forwards / inverted / to jolt
上面 shàng mian on top of / above-mentioned
上面 shàng miàn on top of / above-mentioned / also pr. [shang4 mian5]
加上 jiā shàng plus / to put in / to add / to add on / to add into / in addition / on top of that
上下 shàng xià up and down / top and bottom / old and young / length / about
加油 jiā yóu to add oil / to top up with gas / to refuel / to accelerate / to step on the gas / (fig.) to make an extra effort / to cheer sb on
一流 yī liú top quality / front ranking
高档 gāo dàng superior quality / high grade / top grade
头顶 tóu dǐng top of the head
高位 gāo wèi high position / eminent status / top job / raised position / upper (limbs) / a high (i.e. local maximum) / high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc
意甲 Yì Jiǎ Serie A, the top division of the Italian football league system
状元 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) / see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1] / top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3] / (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field / leading light
名模 míng mó top fashion model
榜首 bǎng shǒu top of the list
顶上 dǐng shàng on top of / at the summit
背心 bèi xīn sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc) / CL:件[jian4]
头号 tóu hào first rate / top rank / number one
放声 fàng shēng very loudly / at the top of one's voice
绝密 jué mì top secret
大亨 dà hēng big shot / top gun / superstar / VIP
特级 tè jí special grade / top quality
山头 shān tóu mountain top
胜出 shèng chū to come out on top / to win (in an election, contest etc) / success / victory
西甲 Xī Jiǎ La Liga, the top division of the Spanish football league system
下行 xià xíng (of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital) / (of river boats) to travel downstream / to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels / (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom
首富 shǒu fù richest individual / top millionaire
天机 tiān jī mystery known only to heaven (archaic) / inscrutable twist of fate / fig. top secret
上头 shàng tou above / on top of / on the surface of
百强 bǎi qiáng top 100 (e.g. top 100 towns)
楼顶 lóu dǐng top of a building
当务之急 dāng wù zhī jí top priority job / matter of vital importance
甲级 jiǎ jí first rate / top class / excellent
四强 sì qiáng the top four
制胜 zhì shèng to win / to prevail / to come out on top
火速 huǒ sù at top speed / at a tremendous lick
总司令 zǒng sī lìng commander-in-chief / top military commander for a country or theater of operations
顶楼 dǐng lóu top floor / attic / loft / garret / penthouse / (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc)
封顶 fēng dǐng to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch)
顶层 dǐng céng top floor / the top of a building
大班 dà bān tai-pan / business executive / foreign business manager / top class of kindergarten or school grade
八强 bā qiáng (sports) top eight / quarterfinals
高居 gāo jū to stand above / to occupy an important position / to rank (among the top few)
全速 quán sù top speed / at full speed
上 shàng on top / upon / above / upper / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university)
过火 guò huǒ to go too far (in word or deed) / over the top
页首 yè shǒu the top of the page / (word processing) page header
荣登 róng dēng (of a list, music chart etc) to reach the top
大鳄 dà è lit. big crocodile / fig. major figure / big shot / top boss (esp. criminal)
健儿 jiàn ér top athlete / heroic warrior
陀螺 tuó luó spinning top / gyroscope
彭德怀 Péng Dé huái Peng Dehuai (1898-1974), top communist general, subsequently politician and politburo member, disgraced after attacking Mao's failed policies in 1959, and died after extensive persecution during the Cultural Revolution
加满 jiā mǎn to top up / to fill to the brim
字头 zì tóu first letter of a word or serial number / first character of a Chinese word / first digit of a number / the top part (esp. a radical) of a Chinese character / the initial of a Chinese syllable
金榜 jīn bǎng lit. tablet with inscription in gold / pass list for the top imperial examinations / roll of honor
上级领导 shàng jí lǐng dǎo high-level leadership / top brass
彻头彻尾 chè tóu chè wěi lit. from head to tail (idiom) / thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom
幕僚 mù liáo aides and advisors of top officials
神不知鬼不觉 shén bù zhī guǐ bù jué top secret / hush-hush
高干 gāo gàn high cadre / top party member
追肥 zhuī féi top soil dressing / additional fertilizer
街头巷尾 jiē tóu xiàng wěi top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom) / everywhere in the city
高头 gāo tou higher authority / the bosses / on top of
特等 tè děng special grade / top quality
高处不胜寒 gāo chù bù shèng hán it's lonely at the top (idiom)
斗拱 dǒu gǒng interlocking wooden brackets between the top of a column and crossbeams used in traditional Chinese architecture
前茅 qián máo forward patrol (military) (old) / (fig.) the top ranks
前三甲 qián sān jiǎ top three
红头文件 hóng tóu wén jiàn red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing government agency printed in red at the top, circulated to relevant bodies
特急 tè jí especially urgent / top priority
捧杯 pěng bēi to win a championship / to come out top / to take the cup
吊带衫 diào dài shān halter top / spaghetti strap top / sun top
排名榜 pái míng bǎng ranking / ordered list / top 20 / roll of honor / to come nth out of 100
尖子生 jiān zi shēng top student
金榜题名 jīn bǎng tí míng to win top marks in the imperial examinations
以讹传讹 yǐ é chuán é to spread falsehoods / to increasingly distort the truth / to pile errors on top of errors (idiom)
毛条 máo tiáo wool top, semiprocessed raw wool
顶灯 dǐng dēng dome light (of a taxi etc) / ceiling light (in a room) / interior light (of a car) / light on the top of a mast etc
傅作义 Fù Zuò yì Fu Zuoyi (1895-1974), Guomindang general, subsequently PRC top general and politician
白崇禧 Bái Chóng xǐ Bai Chongxi (1893-1966), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction, top Nationalist general, played important role in Chiang Kaishek's campaigns 1926-1949
引吭高歌 yǐn háng gāo gē to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
眉批 méi pī headnotes / comments or footnotes at top of the page
锅台 guō tái top of a kitchen range
炉台 lú tái stove top / hob
层 céng to pile on top of one another / layer / stratum / floor (of a building) / story / (math.) sheaf / classifier for layers
瀛台 yíng tái Ocean platform in Zhongnanhai 中南海[Zhong1 nan2 hai3] surrounded by water on three sides, recreation area for imperial wives and concubines, more recently for communist top brass
炉顶 lú dǐng furnace top
珩 héng top gem of pendant from girdle
鬟 huán a knot of hair on top of head
吴下阿蒙 Wú xià ā Méng General Lü / Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 / of the southern state of Wu (idiom) / model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
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