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dǐng
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

  1. 1. apex
  2. 2. crown of the head
  3. 3. top
  4. 4. roof
  5. 5. most
  6. 6. to carry on the head
  7. 7. to push to the top
  8. 8. to go against
  9. 9. to replace
  10. 10. to substitute
  11. 11. to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc)
  12. 12. (slang) to \bump\ a forum thread to raise its profile
  13. 13. classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc

Words Containing 顶

顶罪
dǐng zuì

to take the blame for sb else

顶配
dǐng pèi

highest level of specification (for a product)

崁顶
kǎn dǐng

Kanting township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

红顶绿鸠
hóng dǐng lǜ jiū

(bird species of China) whistling green pigeon (Treron formosae)

圆顶
yuán dǐng

dome

顶包
dǐng bāo

to serve as forced labor

透顶
tòu dǐng

out-and-out

顶端
dǐng duān

summit; peak

顶缸
dǐng gāng

to take the blame

山顶
shān dǐng

hilltop

对流层顶
duì liú céng dǐng

tropopause

丹顶鹤
dān dǐng hè

(bird species of China) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)

狂顶
kuáng dǐng

(slang) to strongly support

天顶
tiān dǐng

zenith

屋顶
wū dǐng

roof

棕顶树莺
zòng dǐng shù yīng

(bird species of China) grey-sided bush warbler (Cettia brunnifrons)

绝顶
jué dǐng

(lit. and fig.) summit; peak

顶棚
dǐng péng

ceiling

顶棒
dǐng bàng

bucking bar (metal bar fixing the tail of a rivet as it is driven)

歇山顶
xiē shān dǐng

(East Asian) hip-and-gable roof

穹顶
qióng dǐng

dome

顶撞
dǐng zhuàng

to contradict (elders or superiors)

顶岗
dǐng gǎng

to replace sb on a workshift

方顶
fāng dǐng

square roof

黑顶麻雀
hēi dǐng má què

(bird species of China) saxaul sparrow (Passer ammodendri)

顶替
dǐng tì

to replace

顶格
dǐng gé

(typesetting) to not indent

褐顶雀鹛
hè dǐng què méi

(bird species of China) dusky fulvetta (Alcippe brunnea)

对顶角
duì dǐng jiǎo

angle to the vertical

顶灯
dǐng dēng

dome light (of a taxi etc)

顶盘
dǐng pán

to buy a struggling business and keep it going; to take over a business

顶轮
dǐng lún

sahasrāra or sahasrara, the crown or fontanel chakra 查克拉, residing at the top of the skull

白腰朱顶雀
bái yāo zhū dǐng què

(bird species of China) common redpoll (Acanthis flammea)

顶尖级
dǐng jiān jí

first class

顶杆
dǐng gǎn

top bar

液压千斤顶
yè yā qiān jīn dǐng

hydraulic jack

顶拜
dǐng bài

to prostrate oneself

中气层顶
zhōng qì céng dǐng

mesopause

顶事
dǐng shì

useful

置顶
zhì dǐng

to sticky (an Internet forum thread etc)

平顶
píng dǐng

flat roof

顶用
dǐng yòng

to be of use

顶梁柱
dǐng liáng zhù

pillar

堤顶大路
dī dǐng dà lù

promenade

篷顶
péng dǐng

canopy

冒名顶替
mào míng dǐng tì

to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate

妇女能顶半边天
fù nǚ néng dǐng bàn biān tiān

fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society

冒顶
mào dǐng

(mining) roof fall

顶补
dǐng bǔ

to fill a vacancy

伪顶
wěi dǐng

false roof

顶风
dǐng fēng

to face into the wind

顶上
dǐng shàng

on top of

黄嘴朱顶雀
huáng zuǐ zhū dǐng què

(bird species of China) twite (Linaria flavirostris)

顶角
dǐng jiǎo

angle at apex

机顶盒
jī dǐng hé

set-top box

极北朱顶雀
jí běi zhū dǐng què

(bird species of China) Arctic redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni)

谢顶
xiè dǐng

to go bald

顶点
dǐng diǎn

summit

顶谢
dǐng xiè

to bow in thanks

白顶溪鸲
bái dǐng xī qú

(bird species of China) white-capped redstart (Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)

拱顶
gǒng dǐng

an arched roof

顶叶
dǐng yè

parietal lobe

顶尖
dǐng jiān

peak

顶客
dǐng kè

see 丁克[dīng kè]

歇顶
xiē dǐng

to be balding

顶名冒姓
dǐng míng mào xìng

to pretend to be sb else

黑顶噪鹛
hēi dǐng zào méi

(bird species of China) black-faced laughingthrush (Trochalopteron affine)

顶级
dǐng jí

top-notch; first-rate

吸顶灯
xī dǐng dēng

flush-mounted ceiling lamp (loanword)

齿条千斤顶
chǐ tiáo qiān jīn dǐng

rack and pinion jack

平顶山市
píng dǐng shān shì

Pingdingshan, prefecture-level city in Henan

栈顶
zhàn dǐng

stack top (computing)

崁顶乡
kǎn dǐng xiāng

Kanting township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

赤胸朱顶雀
chì xiōng zhū dǐng què

(bird species of China) common linnet (Linaria cannabina)

白骨顶
bái gǔ dǐng

coot

顶风停止
dǐng fēng tíng zhǐ

to lie to (facing the wind)

顶礼膜拜
dǐng lǐ mó bài

to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom)

平顶山
píng dǐng shān

Pingdingshan, prefecture-level city in Henan

白顶䳭
bái dǐng jí

(bird species of China) pied wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)

顶部
dǐng bù

roof

顶班
dǐng bān

to take over sb else's job

峰顶
fēng dǐng

summit

封顶仪式
fēng dǐng yí shì

ceremony of capping the roof (to mark the completion of a building project)

顶呱呱
dǐng guā guā

tip-top

棚顶
péng dǐng

canopy

顶层
dǐng céng

top floor

顶戴
dǐng dài

cap badge (official sign of rank in Qing dynasty)

聪明绝顶
cōng ming jué dǐng

highly intelligent; brilliant

摩顶放踵
mó dǐng fàng zhǒng

to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others

自顶向下
zì dǐng xiàng xià

top-down

顶住
dǐng zhù

to withstand

绝顶聪明
jué dǐng cōng ming

highly intelligent; brilliant

房顶
fáng dǐng

housetop

顶目
dǐng mù

item

白顶鹀
bái dǐng wú

(bird species of China) white-capped bunting (Emberiza stewarti)

三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , dǐng gè zhū gě liàng

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

车顶架
chē dǐng jià

roof rack

头顶
tóu dǐng

top of the head

黑顶奇鹛
hēi dǐng qí méi

(bird species of China) black-headed sibia (Heterophasia desgodinsi)

茅屋顶
máo wū dǐng

thatch roof

拔顶
bá dǐng

topping (mining)

黑顶蛙口鸱
hēi dǐng wā kǒu chī

(bird species of China) Hodgson's frogmouth (Batrachostomus hodgsoni)

骨顶鸡
gǔ dǐng jī

(bird species of China) Eurasian coot (Fulica atra)

顶盖
dǐng gài

roof

玉皇顶
yù huáng dǐng

Jade Emperor Peak on Mt Tai in Shandong

灭顶
miè dǐng

to be drowned (figurative and literal)

顶面
dǐng miàn

top

顶楼
dǐng lóu

top floor

醍醐灌顶
tí hú guàn dǐng

lit. to anoint your head with the purest cream (idiom); fig. to enlighten people with perfect wisdom

炉顶
lú dǐng

furnace top

车顶
chē dǐng

car roof

红顶鹛
hóng dǐng méi

(bird species of China) chestnut-capped babbler (Timalia pileata)

顶多
dǐng duō

at most

顶骨
dǐng gǔ

parietal bone (top of the scull)

冒名顶替者
mào míng dǐng tì zhě

impersonator

硬顶跑车
yìng dǐng pǎo chē

sports coupé (car)

顶阀
dǐng fá

top valve

白顶玄鸥
bái dǐng xuán ōu

(bird species of China) brown noddy (Anous stolidus)

顶头上司
dǐng tóu shàng si

one's immediate superior

拿顶
ná dǐng

to do a handstand

顶夸克
dǐng kuā kè

top quark (particle physics)

顶嘴
dǐng zuǐ

to talk back

顶峰
dǐng fēng

peak

千斤顶
qiān jīn dǐng

jack (for lifting weight)

登顶
dēng dǐng

(lit. and fig.) to get to the top

螺旋千斤顶
luó xuán qiān jīn dǐng

screw jack

顶板
dǐng bǎn

roof

顶挡
dǐng dǎng

to resist

顶天立地
dǐng tiān lì dì

lit. able to support both heaven and earth

顶门壮户
dǐng mén zhuàng hù

to support the family business (idiom)

顶芽
dǐng yá

terminal bud (growing at the tip of a plant)

秃顶
tū dǐng

bald head

拿大顶
ná dà dǐng

to do a handstand

楼顶
lóu dǐng

top of a building

封顶
fēng dǐng

to put a roof (on a building)

顶头
dǐng tóu

to come directly towards one

顶针
dǐng zhēn

thimble

尖顶
jiān dǐng

pointed object

圆屋顶
yuán wū dǐng

dome