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登峰造极

dēng fēng zào jídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to reach great heights (in technical skills or scholastic achievements)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-725fbe5031996127. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

登峰造極 登峰造极 [deng1 feng1 zao4 ji2] /to reach great heights (in technical skills or scholastic achievements)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 登峰造極

  • 登
    dēng

    to scale (a height) / to ascend / to mount / to publish or record / to enter (e.g. in a register) / to press down with the foot / to step or tread on / to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) / to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)

  • 峰
    fēng

    (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit / mountain-like in appearance / highest level / classifier for camels

  • 造
    zào

    to make / to build / to manufacture / to invent / to fabricate / to go to / party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement) / crop / classifier for crops

  • 极
    jí

    extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.