Word information
Simplified封顶
Traditional封頂
Pinyinfēngdǐng
Part of speech动
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
封顶
fēngdǐng · 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)
Character breakdown
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How to learn 封顶
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封fēng
surname Feng; to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters
信封xìnfēngenvelope; CL:個|个[ge4]
顶dǐngapex; 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
封闭fēngbìto close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue); closed (i.e. isolated from outside input)
山顶shāndǐnghilltop
登顶dēngdǐng(lit. and fig.) to get to the top