极品 (jí pǐn) — top quality, best grade; (historical) highest official rank

Definition

Means the absolute top grade of a product or the highest official rank historically. In modern colloquial use it often carries an ironic twist for something absurdly bad.

noun
top qualitybest grade(historical) highest official rank
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Examples

  • 极品
    Zhè jiā diàn de cài dōu shì jí pǐn.
    The dishes in this shop are all top quality.
  • 极品
    Tā mǎi le yí gè jí pǐn de pí bāo.
    She bought a top-quality leather bag.
  • 极品
    Zài gǔ dài, jí pǐn guān yuán de quán lì hěn dà.
    In ancient times, top-ranking officials had great power.
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