|  |  | 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 | 
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|  |  | peak  / apex  / world best  / number one  / finest (competitors)  / top (figures in a certain field)  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | top-notch; first-rate  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | parietal bone (top of the scull)  |  | 
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|  |  | to contradict (elders or superiors)  |  | 
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|  |  | to talk back  / to answer back  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. able to support both heaven and earth  / of indomitable spirit (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | to face into the wind  / against the wind  / fig. against the law  |  | 
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|  |  | to take the blame for sb else  / to compensate for one's crime  / to get charges dropped (by paying money etc)  |  | 
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|  |  | at most  / at best  | HSK 7-9 | 
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|  |  | to withstand  / to stand up to  |  | 
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|  |  | excellent; first-rate; top-notch; superb  |  | 
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|  |  | summit  / peak  / (math.) vertex  |  | 
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|  |  | sahasrāra or sahasrara, the crown or fontanel chakra 查克拉 , residing at the top of the skull  |  | 
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|  |  | first class  / top  / world best  |  | 
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|  |  | peak  / summit  / fig. high point  / masterpiece  |  | 
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|  |  | cap badge (official sign of rank in Qing dynasty)  |  | 
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|  |  | highest level of specification (for a product)  |  | 
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|  |  | roof  / topmost part  / top (of tree, wall etc)  / apex  |  | 
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|  |  | to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom)  / (fig.) to worship  / to bow down to  |  | 
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|  |  | to serve as forced labor  / to take the rap for sb  |  | 
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|  |  | (typesetting) to not indent  / to set the text flush with the left (or top) margin  |  | 
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|  |  | pillar  / backbone  |  | 
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|  |  | (Tw) (saying) famous far and wide (from Taiwanese Hokkien)  |  | 
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|  |  | to push with the forehead  / to lock horns  / to be at loggerheads  |  | 
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|  |  | to support the family business (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | to take over (a lease, shop or business from the previous tenant) (originally Cantonese)  |  | 
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|  |  | top floor  / attic  / loft  / garret  / penthouse  / (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc)  |  | 
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|  |  | top quark (particle physics)  |  | 
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|  |  | top floor  / the top of a building  |  | 
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|  |  | to reach the upper limit  |  | 
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|  |  | to come directly towards one  / top  / immediate (superior)  |  | 
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|  |  | useful  / fitting  |  | 
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|  |  | top-tier academic journal (abbr. for 頂級期刊|顶级期刊 )  |  | 
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|  |  | angle at apex  / summit angle  / cusp  |  | 
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|  |  | to buy a struggling business and keep it going; to take over a business  |  | 
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|  |  | (slang) top-tier celebrity or influencer (abbr. for 頂級流量|顶级流量 )  |  | 
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|  |  | roof  / lid  |  | 
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|  |  | to fill a vacancy  / to substitute for  |  | 
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|  |  | to be of use  |  | 
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|  |  | to replace  |  | 
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|  |  | one's immediate superior  |  | 
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|  |  | thimble  |  | 
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|  |  | to take the blame  / to be a scapegoat  / to carry the can  |  | 
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|  |  | on top of  / at the summit  |  | 
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|  |  | to resist  / to obstruct  / to bear responsibility for  |  | 
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|  |  | dome light (of a taxi etc)  / ceiling light (in a room)  / interior light (of a car)  / light on the top of a mast etc  |  | 
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|  |  | to take over sb else's job  / to substitute for  |  | 
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|  |  | item  / event  / project  |  | 
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|  |  | top  / top side  / top surface  |  | 
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|  |  | summit; peak  |  | 
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|  |  | to prostrate oneself  / to kneel and bow the head (in submission, supplication, worship etc)  |  | 
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|  |  | to replace sb on a workshift  / to substitute for  |  | 
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|  |  | top bar  / crown bar  |  | 
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|  |  | key money; takeover fee paid to a previous tenant when assuming their lease or business (originally Cantonese)  |  | 
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|  |  | roof  / roof plate  / rock layer forming roof of a cave or mine  / abacus  |  | 
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|  |  | to pretend to be sb else  |  | 
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|  |  | to bow in thanks  |  | 
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|  |  | top valve  / head valve  |  | 
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|  |  | top-tier academic conference (abbr. for 頂級會議|顶级会议 )  |  | 
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|  |  | parietal lobe  |  | 
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|  |  | (Tw) northern Taiwan (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [tíng-káng])  |  | 
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|  |  | bucking bar (metal bar fixing the tail of a rivet as it is driven)  |  | 
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|  |  | terminal bud (growing at the tip of a plant)  |  | 
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|  |  | ceiling  / awning (under ceiling)  |  | 
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|  |  | (Tw) to hand over (a business etc) for an agreed price  |  | 
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