Definition
顶点 can refer to the highest point of something (a mountain, a career) or, in geometry, the vertex where lines or edges meet. The English equivalents 'acme', 'zenith', 'pinnacle' only cover the figurative sense, so be aware of the geometric usage.
n.
peaksummitapexthe highest point(geometry) vertexthe point where two lines meet
Examples
- 顶点。Tāmen zhōngyú pá dào le shān de dǐng diǎn.They finally climbed to the mountain's peak.
- 顶点。Zhè shì tā shìyè de dǐng diǎn.This is the peak of his career.
- 顶点。Sānjiǎoxíng de sān gè dǐng diǎn dōu zài zhǐ shàng.The three vertices of the triangle are all on the paper.
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