前 qián front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly syn 重 zhòng heavy / serious / to attach importance to 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 极 極 jí extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top syn 上面 shàng miàn on top of / above-mentioned / also pr. [shang4 mian5] syn 一流 yī liú top quality / front ranking syn 高档 高檔 gāo dàng superior quality / high grade / top grade syn 沉重 chén zhòng heavy / hard / serious / critical syn 意甲 yì jiǎ Serie A, the top division of the Italian football league system 沉闷 沉悶 chén mèn oppressive (of weather) / heavy / depressed / not happy / (of sound) dull / muffled syn 西甲 xī jiǎ La Liga, the top division of the Spanish football league system 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 酗酒 xù jiǔ heavy drinking / to get drunk / to drink to excess syn 八强 八強 bā qiáng (sports) top eight / quarterfinals 上色 shàng sè top-quality / top-grade syn 任重道远 任重道遠 rèn zhòng dào yuǎn a heavy load and a long road / fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7) syn 痛击 痛擊 tòng jī to deliver a punishing attack / to deal a heavy blow 重卡 zhòng kǎ heavy truck (abbr. for 重型卡車|重型卡车) 高处不胜寒 高處不勝寒 gāo chù bù shèng hán it's lonely at the top (idiom) 斗拱 dǒu gǒng interlocking wooden brackets between the top of a column and crossbeams used in traditional Chinese architecture 前三甲 qián sān jiǎ top three 红头文件 紅頭文件 hóng tóu wén jiàn red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing government agency printed in red at the top, circulated to relevant bodies 尖子生 jiān zi shēng top student 粗活 cū huó unskilled labor / heavy manual work 顶头 頂頭 dǐng tóu to come directly towards one / top / immediate (superior) 锅台 鍋台 guō tái top of a kitchen range 炉台 爐臺 lú tái stove top / hob 层 層 céng to pile on top of one another / layer / stratum / floor (of a building) / story / (math.) sheaf / classifier for layers 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 盖 蓋 gài lid / top / cover / canopy / to cover / to conceal / to build syn 搬 bān to move (i.e. relocate oneself) / to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) / to shift / to copy indiscriminately syn 上面 shàng mian on top of / above-mentioned syn 加上 jiā shàng plus / to put in / to add / to add on / to add into / in addition / on top of that syn 上下 shàng xià up and down / top and bottom / old and young / length / about / more or less 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 顶级 頂級 dǐng jí top-notch / first-rate syn 星级 星級 xīng jí star rating / top-class / highly rated 头顶 頭頂 tóu dǐng top of the head syn 一号 一號 yī hào first day of the month / toilet / (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship) 顶部 頂部 dǐng bù roof / topmost part / top (of tree, wall etc) / apex 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 顶尖 頂尖 dǐng jiān peak / apex / world best / number one / finest (competitors) / top (figures in a certain field) syn 大雨 dà yǔ heavy rain / CL:場|场[chang2] syn 浓郁 濃郁 nóng yù rich / strong / heavy (fragrance) / dense / full-bodied / intense syn 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 满怀 滿懷 mǎn huái to have one's heart filled with / (to collide) full on / (of farm animals) heavy with young syn 名模 míng mó top fashion model 重型 zhòng xíng heavy / heavy duty / large caliber syn 重任 zhòng rèn heavy responsibility syn 凝重 níng zhòng dignified / grave (expression) / imposing (attitude) / heavy (atmosphere) / (music etc) deep and resounding syn 帷幕 wéi mù heavy curtain syn 榜首 bǎng shǒu top of the list syn 顶上 頂上 dǐng shàng on top of / at the summit 背心 bèi xīn sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc) / CL:件[jian4] syn 头号 頭號 tóu hào first rate / top rank / number one syn 厚重 hòu zhòng thick / heavy / thickset (body) / massive / generous / extravagant / profound / dignified syn 放声 放聲 fàng shēng very loudly / at the top of one's voice 绝密 絕密 jué mì top secret syn 大亨 dà hēng big shot / top gun / superstar / VIP syn 特级 特級 tè jí special grade / top quality syn 山头 山頭 shān tóu mountain top syn 胜出 勝出 shèng chū to come out on top / to win (in an election, contest etc) / success / victory syn 上好 shàng hǎo first-rate / top-notch syn 重创 重創 zhòng chuāng to inflict heavy losses / to inflict serious damage 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 首富 shǒu fù richest individual / top millionaire syn 天机 天機 tiān jī mystery known only to heaven (archaic) / inscrutable twist of fate / fig. top secret syn 上头 上頭 shàng tou above / on top of / on the surface of syn 上等 shàng děng highest quality / top-notch syn 百强 百強 bǎi qiáng top 100 (e.g. top 100 towns) 楼顶 樓頂 lóu dǐng top of a building 浓重 濃重 nóng zhòng dense / thick / strong / rich (colors) / heavy (aroma) / deep (friendship) / profound (effect) syn 上边 上邊 shàng bian the top / above / overhead / upwards / the top margin / above-mentioned / those higher up syn 翻盖 翻蓋 fān gài flip-top (mobile phone, handbag etc) / to rebuild / to renovate syn 重金属 重金屬 zhòng jīn shǔ heavy metal 繁重 fán zhòng heavy / burdensome / heavy-duty / arduous / onerous syn 甲级 甲級 jiǎ jí first rate / top class / excellent syn 起重 qǐ zhòng to lift (sth heavy) using a crane or other mechanical means 四强 四強 sì qiáng the top four 制胜 製勝 zhì shèng to win / to prevail / to come out on top syn 火速 huǒ sù at top speed / at a tremendous lick syn 总司令 總司令 zǒng sī lìng commander-in-chief / top military commander for a country or theater of operations syn 负重 負重 fù zhòng (lit. and fig.) to carry a heavy load / to carry a heavy burden syn 顶楼 頂樓 dǐng lóu top floor / attic / loft / garret / penthouse / (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc) 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) 重负 重負 zhòng fù heavy load / heavy burden (also fig. of tax) syn 重担 重擔 zhòng dàn heavy burden / difficult task / great responsibility syn 顶层 頂層 dǐng céng top floor / the top of a building 大班 dà bān tai-pan / business executive / foreign business manager / top class of kindergarten or school grade syn 机顶盒 機頂盒 jī dǐng hé set-top box 高居 gāo jū to stand above / to occupy an important position / to rank (among the top few) syn 全速 quán sù top speed / at full speed syn 沉甸甸 chén diàn diàn heavy syn 重工 zhòng gōng heavy industry 过火 過火 guò huǒ to go too far / to go overboard (in words or actions) / over the top / excessive / burned syn 笨重 bèn zhòng heavy / cumbersome / unwieldy / laborious / arduous syn 重磅 zhòng bàng (of a bomb) powerful / (of news) impactful / significant / (of fabric) heavy-duty 