Chinese word

置顶

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhì dǐng

Meaning

  • verbpin to the top

Example

我把那条消息置顶了，大家都能看到。wǒ bǎ nà tiáo xiāo xī zhì dǐng le dà jiā dōu néng kàn dào

I pinned that message to the top, so everyone can see it.

Illustration for 置顶 (pin to the top)

More examples

你可以把常用联系人置顶在聊天列表里，方便直接发消息。nǐ ké yǐ bǎ cháng yòng lián xì rén zhì dǐng zài liáo tiān liè biǎo lǐ fāng biàn zhí jiē fā xiāo xī

You can pin people you often contact to the top of the chat list, so you can send them messages directly.

Core concept

Marks one item to occupy the top position in a changing digital list.

Common phrases

  • 把消息置顶bǎ xiāo xī zhì dǐng

    pin the message to the top

  • 把帖子置顶bǎ tiě zi zhì dǐng

    pin the post to the top

  • 把群公告置顶bǎ qún gōng gào zhì dǐng

    pin the group announcement to the top

Similar words

固定gù dìng: Keep something in the same position or state without letting it change.
收藏shōu cáng: Save liked information or posts in a personal list for viewing later.

Definition in Chinese

将消息、帖子或项目在显示顺序中移到最前面，使其在列表顶部可见。jiāng xiāo xī tiě zi huò xiàng mù zài xiǎn shì shùn xù zhōng yí dào zuì qián miàn shǐ qí zài liè biǎo dǐng bù kě jiàn

Word origin

The word joins 置 (zhì, "place") with 顶 (dǐng, "top"), turning a simple spatial image into a common online action.

Usage tips

  • A pinned item need not be the newest or most important item, since its top position can result from a display setting rather than from normal sorting.

Other meanings

  • pinverb

Opposites

  • 取消置顶qǔ xiāo zhì dǐngunpinverb

Related words

  • 置顶帖zhì dǐng tiēpinned postnoun
  • 置顶功能zhì dǐng gōng néngpinning featurenoun

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