最佳 zuì jiā optimum / optimal / peak / best (athlete, movie etc) syn 高潮 gāo cháo high tide / high water / upsurge / peak of activity / climax (of a story, a competition etc) / to have an orgasm 高尚 gāo shàng noble / lofty / refined / exquisite syn 顶尖 頂尖 dǐng jiān peak / apex / world best / number one / finest (competitors) / top (figures in a certain field) syn 高大 gāo dà tall / lofty / towering syn 高峰 gāo fēng peak / summit / height syn 气概 氣概 qì gài lofty quality / mettle / spirit syn 顶端 頂端 dǐng duān summit / peak syn 顶峰 頂峰 dǐng fēng peak / summit / fig. high point / masterpiece syn 巅峰 巔峰 diān fēng summit / apex / pinnacle (of one's career etc) / peak (of a civilization etc) syn 尖端 jiān duān sharp pointed end / the tip / the cusp / tip-top / most advanced and sophisticated / highest peak / the best syn 极致 極致 jí zhì peak / pinnacle / ultimate syn 绝顶 絕頂 jué dǐng (lit. and fig.) summit / peak / extremely / utterly syn 雄心 xióng xīn great ambition / lofty aspiration syn 山峰 shān fēng (mountain) peak syn 叹为观止 嘆為觀止 tàn wéi guān zhǐ (idiom) to gasp in amazement / to acclaim as the peak of perfection syn 峰值 fēng zhí peak value 高峰期 gāo fēng qī peak period / rush hour 顶点 頂點 dǐng diǎn summit / peak / (math.) vertex syn 神气 神氣 shén qì expression / manner / vigorous / impressive / lofty / pretentious syn 尖峰 jiān fēng sharp peak (landform) / (fig.) peak / spike syn 旺季 wàng jì busy season / peak period / see also 淡季[dan4 ji4] 全盛 quán shèng flourishing / at the peak / in full bloom syn 凌云 凌雲 líng yún (lit. and fig.) towering / lofty / high syn 突兀 tū wù lofty or towering / sudden or abrupt syn 如日中天 rú rì zhōng tiān lit. like the sun at noon (idiom) / fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc syn 高远 高遠 gāo yuǎn lofty 高洁 高潔 gāo jié noble and clean-living / lofty and unsullied syn 巍峨 wēi é lofty / towering / majestic syn 拉练 拉練 lā liàn (military) to undergo field training (camping, bivouacking, route marching, live fire practice etc) / (sports) to get into peak condition by competing overseas 洪峰 hóng fēng flood peak syn 峻岭 峻嶺 jùn lǐng lofty mountain range syn 险峰 險峰 xiǎn fēng perilous peak / the lofty heights syn 万丈 萬丈 wàn zhàng lit. ten thousand fathoms / fig. extremely high or deep / lofty / bottomless syn 主峰 zhǔ fēng main peak (of a mountain range) syn 雪峰 xuě fēng snowy peak syn 峥嵘 崢嶸 zhēng róng towering / lofty and steep (mountains) / extraordinary / outstanding syn 山岳 山嶽 shān yuè mountain / hill / lofty mountain syn 傲骨 ào gǔ lofty and unyielding character syn 孤山 gū shān isolated peak 远志 遠志 yuǎn zhì far-reaching ambition / lofty ideal / milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia), with roots used in Chinese medicine syn 轩昂 軒昂 xuān áng high / lofty / elevated / dignified 仁人志士 rén rén zhì shì gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom) / people with lofty ideals syn 神女峰 shén nǚ fēng name of a peak by the Three Gorges 長江三峽|长江三峡[Chang2 Jiang1 San1 xia2] 喷 噴 pèn (of a smell) strong / peak season (of a crop) / (classifier for the ordinal number of a crop, in the context of multiple harvests) syn 崔 cuī (literary) (of mountains) lofty 峰 fēng (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit / mountain-like in appearance / highest level / classifier for camels syn 耸 聳 sǒng to excite / to raise up / to shrug / high / lofty / towering syn 岳 嶽 yuè high mountain / highest peak of a mountain ridge syn 崴 wēi high, lofty / precipitous syn 崇 chóng high / sublime / lofty / to esteem / to worship syn 峰回路转 峰回路轉 fēng huí lù zhuǎn the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom) / (of a mountain road) twisting and turning / fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly / things have taken a new turn syn 玉皇顶 玉皇頂 yù huáng dǐng Jade Emperor Peak on Mt Tai in Shandong 崔嵬 cuī wéi stony mound / rocky mountain / lofty / towering syn 志士仁人 zhì shì rén rén gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom) / people with lofty ideals syn 鼎盛期 dǐng shèng qī golden age / heyday / period of peak prosperity 矗 chù lofty / upright syn 崛 jué towering as a peak 巍 wēi lofty / towering / Taiwan pr. [wei2] syn 嵩 sōng (literary) (of mountains) lofty syn 岫 xiù cave / mountain peak 隗 wěi eminent / lofty 峤 嶠 jiào highest peak 阆 閬 làng (literary) vast / spacious / (literary) lofty / (literary) tall door / (literary) dry moat outside a city wall 嵝 嶁 lǒu mountain peak 嵯 cuó lofty (as of mountain) 塔尖 tǎ jiān spire / peak of a pagoda 豪情壮志 豪情壯志 háo qíng zhuàng zhì lofty ideals / noble aspirations syn 仁人义士 仁人義士 rén rén yì shì those with lofty ideals (idiom) / men of vision 求田问舍 求田問舍 qiú tián wèn shè lit. to be interested exclusively in the acquisition of estate (idiom) / fig. to have no lofty aspirations in life syn 及锋而试 及鋒而試 jí fēng ér shì lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom) / to have a go when at one's peak 友谊峰 友誼峰 yǒu yì fēng Friendship Peak or Khüiten Peak (4,356 m), the highest peak of the Altai mountains 遐志 xiá zhì lofty ambition / lofty aspiration 托木尔峰 托木爾峰 tuō mù ěr fēng Victory Peak or Jengish Chokusu (7,439 m), the highest peak of Tianshan mountains on the border between Xinjiang and Kyrgyzstan 双碳 雙碳 shuāng tàn "double carbon", i.e. peak carbon 碳達峰|碳达峰[tan4 da2 feng1] and carbon neutrality 碳中和[tan4 zhong1 he2] / China's double carbon policy, announced in 2020, which aims to reach peak carbon use by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 嶒 céng lofty / precipitous 崚 léng lofty (as of mountain) 嶭 è elevated / lofty 崱 zé lofty 崒 zú rocky peaks / lofty and dangerous 峩 é variant of 峨[e2], lofty / name of a mountain 峥巆 崢巆 zhēng yíng lofty (of mountain) / deep (of valley) 岭巆 嶺巆 lǐng yíng lofty (of mountain) / deep (of valley) 巆 yíng see 嶺巆|岭巆[ling3 ying2] and 崢巆|峥巆[zheng1 ying2], lofty (of mountain) / deep (of valley) 浅希近求 淺希近求 qiǎn xī jìn qiú to aim low / to aim to get by / without lofty ambition 硙硙 磑磑 wéi wéi (literary) lofty / towering / also pr. [ai2ai2] 远大理想 遠大理想 yuǎn dà lǐ xiǎng lofty ideal 硙硙 磑磑 ái ái (literary) lofty / towering / (literary) glistening white / (literary) hard / solid / (literary) piled up 壁立千仞 bì lì - qiān rèn (idiom) (of a cliff, mountain etc) steep / lofty / imposing 磛 chán cliff / peak 嶞 duò mountain peak 岊 jié mountain peak 巘 yǎn peak of mountain 乔戈里峰 喬戈里峰 qiáo gē lǐ fēng K2, aka Mt. Chogir, the world's second highest peak, located in the Karakoram Range 喀喇崑崙山脈|喀喇昆仑山脉[Ka1la3kun1lun2 Shan1mai4] 厜 zuī a mountain peak 卡瓦格博峰 kǎ wǎ gé bó fēng Mt Kawakarpo (6740 m) in Yunnan, the highest peak of Meili Snow Mountains 梅里雪山[Mei2 li3 Xue3 shan1] 厄尔布鲁士 厄爾布魯士 è ěr bù lǔ shì Mt Elbrus, the highest peak of the Caucasus Mountains 基辅罗斯 基輔羅斯 jī fǔ luó sī Kievan Rus', East Slavic state that reached its peak in the early to mid-11th century 