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 效率 xiào lǜ efficiency syn 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 上边 上邊 shàng bian the top / above / overhead / upwards / the top margin / above-mentioned / those higher up syn 大亨 dà hēng big shot / top gun / superstar / VIP syn 顶层 頂層 dǐng céng top floor / the top of a building 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 礼帽 禮帽 lǐ mào hat that goes with formal dress / top hat 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 更上一层楼 更上一層樓 gèng shàng yī céng lóu to take it up a notch / to bring it up a level 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 效益 xiào yì benefit / effectiveness / efficiency 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) 凹槽 āo cáo recess / notch / groove / fillister 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 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 刻痕 kè hén notch 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 考勤 kǎo qín to check attendance (at school or workplace) / to monitor efficiency (of workers) syn 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 生产率 生產率 shēng chǎn lǜ productivity / efficiency of production 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 翻盖 翻蓋 fān gài flip-top (mobile phone, handbag etc) / to rebuild / to renovate syn 高居 gāo jū to stand above / to occupy an important position / to rank (among the top few) syn 前茅 qián máo forward patrol (military) (old) / (fig.) the top ranks 上面 shàng miàn on top of / above-mentioned / also pr. [shang4 mian5] syn 一号 一號 yī hào first day of the month / toilet / (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship) 意甲 yì jiǎ Serie A, the top division of the Italian football league system 顶上 頂上 dǐng shàng on top of / at the summit 西甲 xī jiǎ La Liga, the top division of the Spanish football league system 高效率 gāo xiào lǜ high efficiency syn 百强 百強 bǎi qiáng top 100 (e.g. top 100 towns) 四强 四強 sì qiáng the top four 机顶盒 機頂盒 jī dǐng hé set-top box 八强 八強 bā qiáng (sports) top eight / quarterfinals 上色 shàng sè top-quality / top-grade syn 页首 頁首 yè shǒu the top of the page / (word processing) page header 切口 qiē kǒu incision / notch / slit / gash / margin of a page / trimmed edge (of a page in a book) syn 能效 néng xiào energy efficiency 大鳄 大鱷 dà è lit. big crocodile / fig. major figure / big shot / top boss (esp. criminal) 彭德怀 彭德懷 péng dé huái Peng Dehuai (1898-1974), top communist general, subsequently politician and politburo member, disgraced after attacking Mao's failed policies in 1959, and died after extensive persecution during the Cultural Revolution 加满 加滿 jiā mǎn to top up / to fill to the brim 金榜 jīn bǎng (lit.) tablet with inscription in gold / (fig.) pass list for the top imperial examinations / roll of honor 上级领导 上級領導 shàng jí lǐng dǎo high-level leadership / top brass 神不知鬼不觉 神不知鬼不覺 shén bù zhī guǐ bù jué top secret / hush-hush 高干 高幹 gāo gàn high cadre / top party member syn 追肥 zhuī féi top soil dressing / additional fertilizer 