Meaning
高峰 literally means 'high peak' and refers to both physical mountain peaks and metaphorical peaks or high points. It's commonly used to describe rush hours in traffic, the peak period of an activity, or the climax of something. The word combines the idea of height with a pointed summit.
Usage
Most frequently used in urban contexts to refer to rush hour traffic (高峰期 or 高峰时间). Also appears in formal or written contexts to describe career peaks, historical high points, or actual mountain summits. Very common in news reports and daily conversation about traffic conditions.
Examples
- 01早上八点是交通高峰期，路上很堵。, .Eight o'clock in the morning is rush hour, the roads are very congested.
- 02他的事业在四十岁时达到了高峰。.His career reached its peak when he was forty years old.
Characters
Measure words
- 个一个高峰
Common collocations
- 高峰期peak period, rush hour
- 高峰时间peak hours
- 交通高峰traffic peak, rush hour
- 达到高峰to reach a peak
Antonyms
Origin
峰 originally referred to mountain peaks, with the mountain radical 山. Combined with 高 (high), it emphasizes the topmost point. The metaphorical extension to time periods and achievements is a natural semantic development.