顶呱呱 (dǐng guā guā) — excellent, top-notch, first-rate | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A lively, colloquial adjective meaning 'first-rate, top-notch,' usually for food, performance, or work — warmer and more everyday than 优秀.

adjective

excellenttop-notchfirst-rate

Examples

顶呱呱！
Zhè jiā cān tīng de cài wèi dào dǐng guā guā!
The food at this restaurant tastes absolutely excellent!
顶呱呱，。
Tā de yīng yǔ shuō dé dǐng guā guā, dà jiā dōu pèi fú tā.
He speaks English superb — everyone admires him.
顶呱呱，。
Zhè kuǎn shǒu jī xìng néng dǐng guā guā, zhí dé mǎi.
The performance of this phone is top-notch; it's worth buying.

Origin

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

呱呱

顶 means 'top'; 呱呱 adds a vivid sense of being first-rate.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 頂; 顶 is its simplified writing.

丁頁頂

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yèhead

Sound part声符shēngfú

丁

丁dīng頂dǐng

Same sound today

The traditional form 頂 pairs 頁, meaning head, with 丁, which supplies the sound; the simplified 顶 is a later abbreviation.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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