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  *前* | 前* | *前
front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 293) / former / formerly
HSK 1
the top / above / overhead / upwards / the top margin / above-mentioned / those higher up
HSK 1
on top of / above-mentioned / also pr. [shang4 mian5]
HSK 3
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
HSK 2
top quality / front ranking
HSK 5
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  *头* | 头* | *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
HSK 2
the top and bottom of sth / the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom / to go up and down / before and after (as in 上下文 "context") / (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so / (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦 "harmony between superiors and subordinates") / all members of a group (as in 舉國上下|举国上下 "the entire nation") / relative superiority (as in 不相上下 "evenly matched")
HSK 5
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  *面* | 面* | *面
face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
HSK 2
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  *层* | 层* | *层
to pile on top of one another / layer; stratum / floor (of a building); story / (math.) sheaf / classifier for layers
HSK 2
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  *极* | 极* | *极
extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top
HSK 4
plus / to put in / to add / to add on / to add into / in addition / on top of that
HSK 5
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  *盖* | 盖* | *盖
lid / top / cover / canopy / to cover / to conceal / to build
HSK 4
sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc) / CL:
HSK 6
top salesperson; sales champion / top-selling product; best-selling model
top student; outstanding student; standout performer
the top; the upper part; (its) surface / the authorities; those in charge; the higher-ups
HSK 7-9
superior quality / high grade / top grade
HSK 6
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  *顶* | 顶* | *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
HSK 4
sharp pointed end / the tip / the cusp / tip-top / most advanced and sophisticated / highest peak / the best
HSK 7-9
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  *攻* | 攻* | *攻
to attack / to accuse / to study / (LGBT) top
HSK 7-9
first day of the month / toilet / (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship)
(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
top-quality
(idiom) top priority job; a matter of the greatest urgency
HSK 7-9
top-quality / top-grade
(coll.) top aide; senior personal secretary (to a senior official)
full throttle / top speed
boiled noodles served without broth, topped with just a sprinkle of oil and some chopped spring onions, to which customers add vinegar, soy sauce or chili oil according to their taste
high-level leadership / top brass
at top speed / at a tremendous lick
HSK 7-9
highest quality / top-notch
top news story
(Tw) to put money into (a stored-value card or pre-paid phone account); to top up
to win; to prevail; to come out on top
tai-pan / business executive / foreign business manager / top class of kindergarten or school grade
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)
HSK 7-9
Serie A, the top division of the Italian football league system
peak / apex / world best / number one / finest (competitors) / top (figures in a certain field)
HSK 7-9
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  *颠* | 颠* | *颠
top (of the head) / apex / to fall forwards / inverted / to jolt
big shot / top gun / superstar / VIP
pull-top can / easy-open can (with ring-pull)
HSK 7-9
top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) / see 榜眼 and 探花 / top scorer in college entrance examination 高考 / (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field / leading light
HSK 7-9
set-top box
to recharge (money onto a card); to top up
first rate / top rank / number one
HSK 7-9
(coll.) top-ranked female; leading female; top female personality (in a particular field, esp. in entertainment or sports)
top of the head
HSK 7-9
top-notch; first-rate
HSK 7-9
top athlete / heroic warrior
a cut above / top quality
top-notch efficiency
tank top / sleeveless undershirt
1st rank or top three candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 狀元|状元, 榜眼, and 探花, respectively)
on top of / at the summit
to spread falsehoods / to increasingly distort the truth / to pile errors on top of errors (idiom)
header / top margin on a page
top three
to top up / to fill to the brim
top speed / at full speed
top student
commander-in-chief / top military commander for a country or theater of operations
especially urgent / top priority
to come out on top / to win (in an election, contest etc) / success / victory
HSK 7-9
excelling both in morals and studies (idiom); top marks for studies and for behavior (at school) / a paragon of virtue and learning
aides and advisors of top officials
(sports) top eight / quarterfinals
(coll.) top-ranked male; leading male; top male personality (in a particular field, esp. in entertainment or sports)
top notch; highest quality
mid-top (shoes)
first rate / top class / excellent
(card games) trump card / (fig.) ace; star player; top performer; best asset; secret weapon
HSK 7-9
Dong Zhuo (-192), top general of late Han, usurped power in 189, murdered empress dowager and child emperor, killed in 192 by Lü Bu 呂布|吕布
top fashion model
excellent / tip-top
top of the list
special grade / top quality
hat that goes with formal dress / top hat
top general / commander-in-chief
the top four
top-notch (colloquial) / to push oneself to the front
grade 8 worker (highest on the eight grade wage scale) / top-grade worker
top 100 (e.g. top 100 towns)
top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
(perfumery) top note
La Liga, the top division of the Spanish football league system
very loudly / at the top of one's voice
top-down
low-top (shoes)
top bar / crown bar
(slang) top-tier celebrity or influencer (abbr. for 頂級流量|顶级流量)
(archaic) adept and valiant military general / skilled athlete; top player / champion-level athlete (title awarded by the General Administration of Sport of China based on performance in international and national competitions) (abbr. for 運動健將|运动健将)
to take command; to be in command / (fig.) to take precedence; to be paramount; to be given top priority
to be balding / to be thinning on top
to dominate a chart; to top a ranking
mystery known only to heaven (archaic) / inscrutable twist of fate / fig. top secret
dougong – an interlocking wooden bracket system between the top of a column and a crossbeam, used in traditional Chinese architecture to support overhanging roofs, composed of blocks and arms fitted together without nails
red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing government agency printed in red at the top, circulated to relevant bodies
top secret
(lit.) tablet with inscription in gold / (fig.) pass list for the top imperial examinations; roll of honor
bell chamber (at the top of a bell tower)

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