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diān

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diān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
diān | dian1
English translation
mountain peak, mountain top

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About diān

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Number of strokes

19

Traditional form

diān

Contains the radical

Shān

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

The top  diān of a mountain  Shān diān also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of diān

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

山颠

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Example sentences using diān

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这支管弦乐队 guǎn xián yuè duì 呈现 chéngxiàn le 精彩 jīngcǎi de 演奏 yǎnzòu 堪称 kān chēng 多年 lái de 巅峰 diān fēng 演奏。

The orchestra contrived to produce some of its best playing for years.

布莱奇利 Yuán de 雇员 gù yuán 数在巅峰 diān fēng 时期 shíqī 曾达1.2万人 wàn rén

At its height Bletchley Park employed 12,000 people.

对普里查德来说参加 cānjiā 奥运会 Aò yùn huì shì 事业 shìyè shǎng de 巅峰 diān fēng

For Pritchard, reaching an Olympics was the climax of her career.

zhè 几乎 jīhū 肯定 kěndìng shì 事业 shìyè de 巅峰 diān fēng

This was almost certainly the high-water mark of her career.

Words with diān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
巅峰 diān fēng summit巔峰
diān summit diān
山巅 shān diān summit山巔

diān Decomposition & Compounds

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