封
顶

To put a roof (on a building) in Chinese: 封顶 (fēng dǐng)

fēng dǐng

to put a roof (on a building)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 封頂1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to put a roof (on a building)
  2. 2to cap the roof (finishing a building project)
  3. 3fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc)
  4. 4to top off
  5. 5fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates)
  6. 6to stop growing (of plant bud or branch)

Stroke order

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封
顶

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ㄈㄥ

fēng

ㄈ/ fㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄉㄧㄥˇ

dǐng

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

封顶

Simplified

封頂

Traditional

Example sentences

See 封顶 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这座大楼下个月就要封顶了。

    zhè zuò dà lóu xià gè yuè jiù yào fēng dǐng le。

    This building will be topped out next month.

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Related words

顶

dǐng

apex

封

fēng

to confer

信封

xìn fēng

envelope

封闭

fēng bì

to close

顶多

dǐng duō

at most

顶级

dǐng jí

top-notch

顶尖

dǐng jiān

peak

封建

fēng jiàn

system of enfeoffment

封面

fēng miàn

cover (of a publication)

封锁

fēng suǒ

to blockade

密封

mì fēng

to seal up

山顶

shān dǐng

hilltop

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