封頂

Chinese
 
to confer; to grant; to seal
to confer; to grant; to seal; (a measure word)
 
go against; most; peak
go against; most; peak; top; to replace; to substitute; a measure word (use with "hat")
trad. (封頂) 封 頂
simp. (封顶) 封 顶

Pronunciation

Verb

封頂

  1. (architecture) to seal the top with a roof or ceiling; to top out a building
    大樓正在進行封頂儀式。 [MSC, trad.]
    大楼正在进行封顶仪式。 [MSC, simp.]
    Dàlóu zhèngzài jìnxíng fēngdǐng yíshì. [Pinyin]
    The building is undergoing the topping out ceremony.
  2. (finance) to set a limit of the total budget allocation
    社長對研發預算封頂。 [MSC, trad.]
    社长对研发预算封顶。 [MSC, simp.]
    Shècháng duì yánfā yùsuàn fēngdǐng. [Pinyin]
    The executive director sets a budget ceiling for R&D.

Antonyms
  • 開天窗／开天窗 (kāitiānchuāng, “to open the skylight window; to embezzle; to leave work undone”)
  • 見頂／见顶 (jiàndǐng, “to reach the ceiling/upper limit”)
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