thượng đỉnh
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Definition
Noun: 1. Summit, Peak, Apex: The highest point or top of something physical, such as a mountain. 2. Summit (figurative): The highest attainable level of achievement, power, or development in a non-physical context. 3. Summit (political/diplomatic): A meeting or conference between the highest-level leaders of different nations or organizations.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Physical):
- Các nhà leo núi đã chinh phục được thượng đỉnh của ngọn núi. (The climbers conquered the summit of the mountain.)
- Noun (Figurative):
- Thành công này đánh dấu thượng đỉnh trong sự nghiệp của cô ấy. (This success marks the pinnacle of her career.)
- Noun (Political):
- Hội nghị thượng đỉnh ASEAN sẽ diễn ra vào tuần tới. (The ASEAN summit will take place next week.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is most commonly used in modern Vietnamese in its political/diplomatic sense ("summit meeting"). The physical and figurative meanings are understood but used less frequently in everyday language.
Variants and Related Words
- Đỉnh (noun): Peak, top. A more common and general word for the top of a physical object or the peak of a situation.
- đỉnh núi (mountain peak), đạt đến đỉnh cao (to reach the peak/height).
- Hội nghị thượng đỉnh (noun phrase): Summit conference, summit meeting. The full, standard term for a diplomatic summit.
Synonyms
- Summit: The highest point, especially of a mountain or a formal meeting of leaders.
- Peak: The pointed top of a mountain or the highest level of something.
- Pinnacle: The most successful or powerful point.
- Apex: The top or highest part of something.
Related Idioms
- Lên đến thượng đỉnh: To reach the summit/peak. Can be used literally for climbing or figuratively for achieving the highest point.
- Sau nhiều nỗ lực, anh ấy đã lên đến thượng đỉnh của ngành công nghiệp âm nhạc. (After much effort, he reached the summit of the music industry.)