屋顶 屋頂 wū dǐng roof / CL:個|个[ge4] 房顶 房頂 fáng dǐng housetop / roof 屋檐 屋簷 wū yán eaves / roof (i.e. home) syn 车顶 車頂 chē dǐng car roof 天窗 tiān chuāng hatchway / skylight / sun roof 顶部 頂部 dǐng bù roof / topmost part / top (of tree, wall etc) / apex 衣架 yī jià clothes hanger / clothes rack 绞尽脑汁 絞盡腦汁 jiǎo jìn nǎo zhī to rack one's brains syn 马背 馬背 mǎ bèi horse's back / (traditional Chinese architecture) roof with a low-slung curved ridgelines and geometric shapes on the upper gable walls at the ends of the roof ridges 费尽心机 費盡心機 fèi jìn xīn jī to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom) / to beat one's brains out syn 欢聚一堂 歡聚一堂 huān jù yī táng to gather happily under one roof syn 天井 tiān jǐng courtyard / atrium / opening in a roof / skylight / caisson ceiling / (TCM) acupuncture point TB10 syn 封顶 封頂 fēng dǐng 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) 劳心 勞心 láo xīn to work with one's brains / to rack one's brains / to worry syn 挖空心思 wā kōng xīn si to dig for thoughts (idiom) / to search everything for an answer / to rack one's brains syn 顶盖 頂蓋 dǐng gài roof / lid 济济一堂 濟濟一堂 jǐ jǐ yī táng to congregate in one hall (idiom) / to gather under one roof syn 行李架 xíng li jià luggage rack 屋脊 wū jǐ roof ridge syn 华盖 華蓋 huá gài imperial canopy (e.g. domed umbrella-like roof over carriage) / aureole / halo syn 捆扎 捆紮 kǔn zā to bundle up with rope (e.g. firewood) / to secure with rope (e.g. suitcases on the roof of a car) / to strap down syn 殚精竭虑 殫精竭慮 dān jīng jié lǜ to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom) / to think sth through thoroughly / to rack one's brains / to leave no stone unturned 苦思冥想 kǔ sī míng xiǎng to consider from all angles (idiom) / to think hard / to rack one's brains syn 顶板 頂板 dǐng bǎn roof / roof plate / rock layer forming roof of a cave or mine / abacus 屋面 wū miàn roof 网架 網架 wǎng jià rack 齿条 齒條 chǐ tiáo rack (and pinion) 露台 露臺 lù tái balcony / patio / flat roof / terrace / deck (unroofed platform) / outdoor stage / ancient imperial celestial observation terrace 琉璃瓦 liú lí wǎ glazed roof tile 冥思苦想 míng sī kǔ xiǎng to consider from all angles (idiom) / to think hard / to rack one's brains syn 瓦楞 wǎ léng rows of tiles on a roof / corrugated syn 平顶 平頂 píng dǐng flat roof 穹顶 穹頂 qióng dǐng dome / vault / domed roof 上膛 shàng táng roof of the mouth / to load a gun syn 晾衣架 liàng yī jià clothes drying rack 笔架 筆架 bǐ jià pen rack / pen-holder 拱顶 拱頂 gǒng dǐng an arched roof / a dome / a vault 架 jià to support / frame / rack / framework / classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc syn 顶 頂 dǐng 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 syn 瓦 wǎ roof tile / abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4] syn 砖 磚 zhuān brick / tile (floor or wall, not roof) / CL:塊|块[kuai4] syn 茨 cí Caltrop or puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris) / to thatch (a roof) syn 阁 閣 gé pavilion (usu. two-storied) / cabinet (politics) / boudoir / woman's chamber / rack / shelf syn 桁 héng pole plate / purlin (cross-beam in roof) / ridge-pole syn 腭 齶 è palate / roof of the mouth syn 屋架 wū jià a building / the frame of a building / roof beam / truss 笮 zé board under tiles on roof / narrow 棼 fén beams in roof / confused 柁 tuó main beam of roof 梁上君子 liáng shàng jūn zǐ lit. the gentleman on the roof beam / fig. a thief syn 榀 pǐn classifier for roof beams and trusses 甍 méng rafters supporting tiles / ridge of a roof 劳心苦思 勞心苦思 láo xīn kǔ sī to rack one's brains / to think hard 搜索枯肠 搜索枯腸 sōu suǒ kū cháng to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom) syn 殚精极虑 殫精極慮 dān jīng jí lǜ to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom) / to think sth through thoroughly / to rack one's brains / to leave no stone unturned 三马同槽 三馬同槽 sān mǎ tóng cáo three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Si1 ma3 Yi4] and his two sons) / conspirators under the same roof 坐不垂堂 zuò bù chuí táng lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom) / fig. keep out of danger 寄人篱下 寄人籬下 jì rén lí xià to lodge under another person's roof (idiom) / to live relying on sb else's charity syn 热锅上的蚂蚁 熱鍋上的螞蟻 rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ (like) a cat on a hot tin roof / anxious / agitated 青堂瓦舍 qīng táng wǎ shè brick house with a tiled roof 燃料储存架 燃料儲存架 rán liào chǔ cún jià fuel storage rack / storage rack 敲屋顶 敲屋頂 qiāo wū dǐng roof-knocking / roof knocking 冒顶 冒頂 mào dǐng (mining) roof fall / to have the roof cave in syn 溜 liù swift current / rapids / (dialect) (of speech, actions etc) skilled / proficient / (of movements) quick / speedy / (bound form) rain runoff from a roof / (bound form) roof gutter / classifier for rows, lines etc / surroundings / neighborhood / (dialect) to practice / (dialect) to plaster / to fill in the cracks (with cement, lime plaster etc) syn 炉架 爐架 lú jià stove stand / grate (supporting a pot over the stove) / grate (in a fireplace) / oven rack 费尽心思 費盡心思 fèi jìn xīn si to rack one's brains (idiom) / to take great pains to think sth through 齿条千斤顶 齒條千斤頂 chǐ tiáo qiān jīn dǐng rack and pinion jack 齿条齿轮 齒條齒輪 chǐ tiáo chǐ lún rack and pinion 自行车架 自行車架 zì xíng chē jià bike rack / bicycle frame 齿条-齿轮装置 齒條-齒輪裝置 rack-and-pinion device 绞脑汁 絞腦汁 jiǎo nǎo zhī to rack one's brains 沥水架 瀝水架 lì shuǐ jià dish rack 苦思冥想 kǔ sī - míng xiǎng (idiom) to think deeply / to rack one's brains syn 齿轮齿条 齒輪齒條 chǐ lún - chǐ tiáo (mechanical engineering) rack and pinion 杗 máng ridge-pole in roof 茅屋顶 茅屋頂 máo wū dǐng thatched roof 伪顶 偽頂 wěi dǐng false roof 宀 mián "roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4] 棳 zhuó small pillars that support the roof, those which rest on the main beam 三代同堂 sān dài tóng táng three generations under one roof 世界屋脊 shì jiè wū jǐ the roof of the world (usually refers to Tibet or Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qing1 Zang4 gao1 yuan2]) 同堂 tóng táng to live under the same roof (of different generations) 四世同堂 sì shì tóng táng four generations under one roof (idiom) 太阳窗 太陽窗 tài yáng chuāng sun window / sun roof (of car) 宝盖 寶蓋 bǎo gài name of the "roof" radical 宀[mian2] (Kangxi radical 40) 封顶仪式 封頂儀式 fēng dǐng yí shì ceremony of capping the roof (to mark the completion of a building project) 方顶 方頂 fāng dǐng square roof 东茅草盖 東茅草蓋 dōng máo cǎo gài thatched roof 梁架 liáng jià roof beam / rafters 棁 zhòu (wooden) stick / roof beam 气楼 氣樓 qì lóu small ventilation tower on roof of building 重屋 chóng wū lit. multiple roof / building of several stories 鸱甍 鴟甍 chī méng a kind of ornament on the roof ridge 棚顶 棚頂 péng dǐng canopy / roof / ceiling 上牙膛 shàng yá táng palate (roof of the mouth) 一站式服务措施 一站式服務措施 yī zhàn shì fù wù cuò shī one-roof service initiative 各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜 各人自掃門前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜 gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom) 篷顶 篷頂 péng dǐng canopy / roof / ceiling 三天不打，上房揭瓦 sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom) / spare the rod, spoil the child 