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顶尖

dǐngjiān

top; leading; cutting-edge

A climber stands on a sharp mountain peak beside a red flag
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Characters in this word

顶 dǐng

Strokes
8
Radical
页 — page, sheet, leaf
Made of
丁 nail 页 page, sheet, leaf
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

尖 jiān

Strokes
6
Radical
小 — small, tiny, insignificant
Made of
小 small, tiny, insignificant 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 顶尖人才的价值,不只在于技术能力,也在于判断力。 Dǐngjiān réncái de jiàzhí, bù zhǐ zài yú jìshù nénglì, yě zài yú pànduànlì. The value of top talent lies not only in technical ability, but also in judgement.
  • 这家公司拥有顶尖的技术团队。 Zhè jiā gōngsī yōngyǒu dǐngjiān de jìshù tuánduì. This company has a top-class technical team.
  • 她考进了国内顶尖的大学。 Tā kǎo jìn le guónèi dǐngjiān de dàxué. She got into one of the best universities in the country.

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