极 extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top 顶 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 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 front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly 头 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 攻 to attack / to accuse / to study / (LGBT) top 颠 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 / more or less 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 (idiom) top priority job / a matter of the greatest urgency 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 过 火 guò huǒ to go too far / to go overboard (in words or actions) / over the top / excessive / burned 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 single-character headword (in a dictionary) / first character of a Chinese word / 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 / (fig.) 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 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 礼 帽 lǐ mào hat that goes with formal dress / top hat 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) 上 梁 shàng liáng to lay an upper beam / (a building's) upper beam / (a bicycle's) top tube 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 to pile on top of one another / layer / stratum / floor (of a building) / story / (math.) sheaf / classifier for layers 炉 顶 lú dǐng furnace top 圭 jade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top, held by the nobility at ceremonies / sundial / (ancient unit of volume) a tiny amount / a smidgen / a speck 珩 top gem of pendant from girdle 鬟 a knot of hair on top of head 
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