juédǐng

绝顶

Word · Adverb · NounTraditional絕頂

extremely; peak; summit

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

adverb

extremely; exceedingly

formal

Used as an adverb to intensify the degree of an adjective or verb. More literary than colloquial expressions like "特别".

Tā他
shì是
yī一
wèi位
jué绝
dǐng顶
cōng聪
míng明
de的
xué学
zhě者
 。

He is an exceedingly brilliant scholar.

Zhè这
jiàn件
yì艺
shù术
pǐn品
shè设
jì计
dé得
jué绝
dǐng顶
jīng精
miào妙
 。

This piece of art is designed with extreme ingenuity.

2.

noun

peak; summit; highest point

literary

A literary or poetic term, often referring to the literal peak of a mountain or metaphorically the pinnacle of something.

Huì会
dāng当
líng凌
jué绝
dǐng顶
 ,
yī一
lǎn览
zhòng众
shān山
xiǎo小
 。

I must ascend the mountain's highest peak; to gaze at all peaks, they'll appear dwarfish. (Du Fu)

Pān攀
dēng登
dào到
zhì智
huì慧
de的
jué绝
dǐng顶
shì是
měi每
wèi位
zhé哲
rén人
de的
zhuī追
qiú求
 。

Ascending to the summit of wisdom is the pursuit of every philosopher.