reach the peak; extremely high; at most
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to reach the absolute highest point or limit; to be utmost; at most
informalOften used with '儿' (erhua) in northern Mandarin. Can describe physical height, extreme degrees, or set an upper limit ('at most').
Zhè这
zhī只
huā花
píng瓶
dǐng顶
tiān天
r儿
zhí值
wǔ五
bǎi百
yuán元
qián钱
。
This vase is worth five hundred yuan at most.
Zhè这
zuò座
lóu楼
yě也
jiù就
dǐng顶
tiān天
èr二
shí十
céng层
，
bù不
néng能
zài再
gāo高
le了
。
This building is at most twenty stories tall; it can't be any higher.
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Tā他
de的
gōng工
zī资
dǐng顶
tiān天
yě也
jiù就
yī一
wàn万
kuài块
，
xiǎng想
mǎi买
fáng房
tài太
nán难
le了
。
His salary is ten thousand yuan at most; buying a house is too hard.
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
zhì志
xiàng向
dǐng顶
tiān天
，
shuō说
yào要
dāng当
yǔ宇
háng航
yuán员
。
This kid's ambition reaches for the sky; he says he wants to be an astronaut.