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封顶

fēng dǐng

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • 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)

Definition

指建筑物或物体达到最高点或上限；也常用于比赛、成绩等达到最高分数或水平。

to cap; to reach the top; ceiling.

Usage

可用于建筑封顶、价格封顶、比赛得分封顶等。

Used for topping out a building, capping prices, reaching a maximum score in competitions, etc.

Examples

  • 1 这座大楼已经封顶了，接下来进行内部装修。 (The building has already topped out; interior decoration will follow.)
  • 2 政府规定房价最高封顶不能超过每平方米两万元。 (The government caps housing prices at no more than 20,000 yuan per square meter.)
  • 3 比赛得分没有封顶，选手可以继续挑战更高分数。 (There is no cap on the competition score; contestants can continue to challenge higher scores.)
  • 4 这个产品的价格有封顶，不会超过一百元。 (The price of this product is capped and will not exceed 100 yuan.)
  • 5 公司为员工的年终奖金设置了封顶金额。 (The company set a cap on the year-end bonuses for employees.)

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