帽子 mào zi hat / cap / (fig.) label / bad name / CL:頂|顶[ding3] syn 上边 上邊 shàng bian the top / above / overhead / upwards / the top margin / above-mentioned / those higher up syn 顶层 頂層 dǐng céng top floor / the top of a building 动不动 動不動 dòng bu dòng (typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc) / at the drop of a hat syn 绿帽子 綠帽子 lǜ mào zi green hat (figuratively, a symbol of being a cuckold) 衣冠 yī guān hat and clothes / attire 安全帽 ān quán mào safety helmet / hard hat / CL:頂|顶[ding3] 状元 狀元 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) / see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1] / top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3] / (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field / leading light syn 帽檐 mào yán brim (of a hat) 草帽 cǎo mào straw hat syn 冠冕 guān miǎn royal crown / official hat / official / leader / chief / elegant and stately syn 怒发冲冠 怒髮衝冠 nù fà chōng guān lit. hair stands up in anger and tips off one's hat (idiom) / fig. seething in anger / raise one's hackles syn 乌纱帽 烏紗帽 wū shā mào black gauze hat (worn by an imperial official as a sign of his position) / (fig.) official post syn 高帽子 gāo mào zi tall conical paper hat worn as a public humiliation / dunce cap / (fig.) flattery syn 斗笠 dǒu lì conical bamboo hat syn 戴上 dài shang to put on (hat etc) 摘下 zhāi xià to take off / to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc) / to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc) / (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc) 百强 百強 bǎi qiáng top 100 (e.g. top 100 towns) 上色 shàng sè top-quality / top-grade syn 戴帽子 dài mào zi to wear a hat / (fig.) to stigmatize / to be branded as 吊带衫 吊帶衫 diào dài shān halter top / spaghetti strap top / sun top 张冠李戴 張冠李戴 zhāng guān lǐ dài lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head / to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom) / to confuse one thing with another syn 黄教 黃教 huáng jiào Yellow hat or Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism / also written 格魯派|格鲁派[Ge2 lu3 pai4] 纱帽 紗帽 shā mào gauze hat / (fig.) job as an official syn 戴 dài to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc) / to respect / to bear / to support 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 摘 zhāi to take / to pick (flowers, fruit etc) / to pluck / to remove / to take off (glasses, hat etc) / to select / to pick out / to borrow money at a time of urgent need syn 帽 mào hat / cap syn 冠 guān hat / crown / crest / cap syn 冠 guàn to put on a hat / to be first / to dub syn 笠 lì bamboo rain hat syn 翎子 líng zi peacock feathers on an official's hat displaying his rank (traditional) / pheasant tail feathers on warriors' helmets (opera) 簦 dēng large umbrella for stalls / an ancient kind of bamboo or straw hat 楦 xuàn to block (a hat) / to stretch (a shoe) syn 纮 紘 hóng cord for hat / vast 前 qián front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly syn 头 頭 tóu head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 上面 shàng mian on top of / above-mentioned syn 加油 jiā yóu to add oil / to top up with gas / to refuel / to accelerate / to step on the gas / (fig.) to make an extra effort / to cheer sb on syn 极 極 jí extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top syn 加上 jiā shàng plus / to put in / to add / to add on / to add into / in addition / on top of that syn 一流 yī liú top quality / front ranking syn 头号 頭號 tóu hào first rate / top rank / number one syn 顶级 頂級 dǐng jí top-notch / first-rate syn 上下 shàng xià up and down / top and bottom / old and young / length / about / more or less syn 顶尖 頂尖 dǐng jiān peak / apex / world best / number one / finest (competitors) / top (figures in a certain field) syn 上头 上頭 shàng tou above / on top of / on the surface of syn 楼顶 樓頂 lóu dǐng top of a building 高档 高檔 gāo dàng superior quality / high grade / top grade syn 彻头彻尾 徹頭徹尾 chè tóu chè wěi lit. from head to tail (idiom) / thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom syn 头顶 頭頂 tóu dǐng top of the head syn 背心 bèi xīn sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc) / CL:件[jian4] syn 全速 quán sù top speed / at full speed syn 上好 shàng hǎo first-rate / top-notch syn 顶楼 頂樓 dǐng lóu top floor / attic / loft / garret / penthouse / (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc) 上等 shàng děng highest quality / top-notch syn 大亨 dà hēng big shot / top gun / superstar / VIP syn 陀螺 tuó luó spinning top / gyroscope 名模 míng mó top fashion model 绝密 絕密 jué mì top secret syn 星级 星級 xīng jí star rating / top-class / highly rated 顶部 頂部 dǐng bù roof / topmost part / top (of tree, wall etc) / apex 幕僚 mù liáo aides and advisors of top officials syn 尖端 jiān duān sharp pointed end / the tip / the cusp / tip-top / most advanced and sophisticated / highest peak / the best syn 当务之急 當務之急 dāng wù zhī jí (idiom) top priority job / a matter of the greatest urgency 放声 放聲 fàng shēng very loudly / at the top of one's voice 榜首 bǎng shǒu top of the list syn 敞篷车 敞篷車 chǎng péng chē a convertible / open-top car syn 总司令 總司令 zǒng sī lìng commander-in-chief / top military commander for a country or theater of operations syn 易拉罐 yì lā guàn pull-top can / easy-open can (with ring-pull) 山头 山頭 shān tóu mountain top syn 火速 huǒ sù at top speed / at a tremendous lick syn 特级 特級 tè jí special grade / top quality syn 制胜 製勝 zhì shèng to win / to prevail / to come out on top syn 天机 天機 tiān jī mystery known only to heaven (archaic) / inscrutable twist of fate / fig. top secret syn 胜出 勝出 shèng chū to come out on top / to win (in an election, contest etc) / success / victory syn 高位 gāo wèi high position / eminent status / top job / raised position / upper (limbs) / a high (i.e. local maximum) / high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc syn 下行 xià xíng (of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital) / (of river boats) to travel downstream / to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels / (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom syn 顶呱呱 頂呱呱 dǐng guā guā tip-top / excellent / first-rate 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) 呱呱叫 guā guā jiào excellent / tip-top syn 荣登 榮登 róng dēng (of a list, music chart etc) to reach the top 街头巷尾 街頭巷尾 jiē tóu xiàng wěi top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom) / everywhere in the city syn 特等 tè děng special grade / top quality syn 顶灯 頂燈 dǐng dēng dome light (of a taxi etc) / ceiling light (in a room) / interior light (of a car) / light on the top of a mast etc 首富 shǒu fù richest individual / top millionaire syn 上品 shàng pǐn top-quality syn 字头 字頭 zì tóu single-character headword (in a dictionary) / first character of a Chinese word / the top part (esp. a radical) of a Chinese character / the initial of a Chinese syllable 甲级 甲級 jiǎ jí first rate / top class / excellent syn 过火 過火 guò huǒ to go too far / to go overboard (in words or actions) / over the top / excessive / burned syn 自上而下 zì shàng ér xià top-down 拔尖 bá jiān top-notch (colloquial) / to push oneself to the front syn 以讹传讹 以訛傳訛 yǐ é chuán é to spread falsehoods / to increasingly distort the truth / to pile errors on top of errors (idiom) syn 引吭高歌 yǐn háng gāo gē to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom) syn 大班 dà bān tai-pan / business executive / foreign business manager / top class of kindergarten or school grade syn 健儿 健兒 jiàn ér top athlete / heroic warrior syn 金榜题名 金榜題名 jīn bǎng tí míng to win top marks in the imperial examinations syn 顶尖级 頂尖級 dǐng jiān jí first class / top / world best syn 