Chinese word

山顶

Pronunciation

Pinyinshān dǐng

Meaning

nountop of the mountain

Example

爬到山顶后我们休息了一会儿。pá dào shān dǐng hòu wǒ men xiū xī le yí huìr

After climbing to the top of the mountain, we rested for a while.

Illustration for 山顶 (top of the mountain)

More examples

傍晚，山顶风很大，我们都穿上了外套。bàng wǎn shān dǐng fēng hěn dà wǒ men dōu chuān shàng le wài tào

In the evening, the wind was strong at the top of the mountain, so we all put on our jackets.

Core concept

The highest point of a mountain, where the rising slopes come together.

Common phrases

到达山顶dào dá shān dǐng
arrive at the top of the mountain
站在山顶zhàn zài shān dǐng
stand on top of the mountain
从山顶俯瞰cóng shān dǐng fǔ kàn
look down from the mountaintop

Similar words

山峰shān fēng: A tall, pointed mountain peak.
顶峰dǐng fēng: The highest mountain peak in a landscape.
顶点díng diǎn: The point where a mountain or landform reaches its greatest height.

Definition in Chinese

山顶是山体的最高部分或山峰的顶端。shān dǐng shì shān tǐ de zuì gāo bù fèn huò shān fēng de dǐng duān

Word origin

山 (shān, "mountain") + 顶 (dǐng, "top") forms 山顶 (shāndǐng, "mountaintop"), naming the uppermost part of a mountain.

Usage tips

In everyday Chinese, 在 (zài, "at/in") marks being at this place, while 到 (dào, "arrive at") or 上 (shàng, "go up") marks reaching it, so the verb choice shows the stage of the climb.

Opposites

山脚shān jiǎofoot of the mountainnoun