封顶 [封頂] - 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) - fēng dǐng | Definition | ChinesePod.com

封顶 (封頂)

fēng dǐng

Pinyin

Definition

封顶 (封頂)

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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)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Fēng

1 surname Feng

fēng miàn

1 cover (of a publication)

xìn fēng

1 envelope
2 classifier: 个 gè

bīng fēng

1 to freeze over
2 to ice over
3 icebound
4 to shelve (a proposal etc)

chén fēng

1 covered in dust
2 dusty
3 lying unused for a long time

Idioms (3)

原封不动

yuán fēng bù dòng

1 sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed
2 untouched

封沙育林

fēng shā yù lín

1 to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)

故步自封

gù bù zì fēng

1 stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
2 stagnating and conservative