Definition
高峰 (gāo fēng) broadly means 'peak' — used for mountain summits (contrast 山峰 'mountain peak as landform'), peaks in career/development, and uniquely 'rush hour' (traffic peak). For figurative peaks, 巅峰 (diān fēng) is more intense and literary, often meaning 'apex of achievement'.
noun
(mountain) peaksummitpeak (of a career, development, etc.)rush hour (traffic peak)
Examples
- 高峰。Dēngshān duì yòng le sān tiān cái dēng shàng gāo fēng.The climbing team took three days to reach the summit.
- 高峰。Tā sānshí suì jiù dádào le shìyè de gāo fēng.He reached the peak of his career at age thirty.
- 高峰，。Shàng xià bān gāo fēng shí, dìtiě fēicháng yōngjǐ.During rush hour, the subway is very crowded.
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