"尖" • Chinese-English Dictionary
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| 尖 |  jiān | pointed / tapering / sharp / (of a sound) shrill / piercing / (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp / acute / keen / to make (one's voice) shrill / sharp point / tip / the best of sth / the cream of the crop |   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 尖锐 | jiān ruì | sharp / intense / penetrating / pointed / acute (illness) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尖端 | jiān duān | sharp pointed end / the tip / the cusp / tip-top / most advanced and sophisticated / highest peak / the best | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尖尖 | jiān jiān | sharp / pointed | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尖刀 | jiān dāo | dagger | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尖利 | jiān lì | sharp / keen / cutting / shrill / piercing | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尖峰 | jiān fēng | sharp peak (landform) / (fig.) peak / spike | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尖刻 | jiān kè | caustic / biting / piquant / acerbic / vitriolic / acrimonious | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尖子 | jiān zi | best of its kind / cream of the crop | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尖头 | jiān tóu | pointed end / tip / (medicine) oxycephaly | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尖顶 | jiān dǐng | pointed object / cusp / pinnacle / steeple | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尖兵 | jiān bīng | point man | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尖细 | jiān xì | (of an object) tapered / (of a voice) high-pitched | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尖牙 | jiān yá | canine tooth / fang / tusk | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尖椒 | jiān jiāo | chili pepper | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尖塔 | jiān tǎ | spire / minaret | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尖酸 | jiān suān | harsh / scathing / acid (remarks) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尖叫 | jiān jiào | to screech / to shriek | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尖厉 | jiān lì | shrill (voice) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尖山 | Jiān shān | Jianshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尖石 | Jiān shí | Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尖新 | jiān xīn | fresh / new and pointed | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尖扎 | Jiān zhā | Jianzha County in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 黃南藏族自治州|黄南藏族自治州[Huang2 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尖窄 | jiān zhǎi | pointy / tapered | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 尖沙咀 | Jiān shā zuǐ | Tsim Sha Tsui, urbanized area in Hong Kong | |
| 尖子生 | jiān zi shēng | top student | |
| 尖锐化 | jiān ruì huà | to intensify / to become acute / to come to a head | |
| 尖草坪 | Jiān cǎo píng | Jiancaoping district of Taiyuan city 太原市[Tai4 yuan2 shi4], Shanxi | |
| 尖管面 | jiān guǎn miàn | penne pasta | |
| 尖角龙 | jiān jiǎo lóng | Centrosaurus | |
| 尖括号 | jiān kuò hào | angle brackets < > | |
| 尖山区 | Jiān shān qū | Jianshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang | |
| 尖石乡 | Jiān shí xiāng | Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan | |
| 尖头鱥 | jiān tóu guì | Chinese minnow (Phoxinus oxycephalus) | |
| 尖吻鲈 | jiān wěn lú | barramundi or Asian sea bass (Lates calcarifer) | |
| 尖扎县 | Jiān zhā xiàn | Jianzha County in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 黃南藏族自治州|黄南藏族自治州[Huang2 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai | |
| 尖嘴鱼 | jiān zuǐ yú | Indo-Pacific wrasse (Gomphosus varius) | |
| 尖锐湿疣 | jiān ruì shī yóu | genital wart / condyloma acuminatum | |
| 尖酸刻薄 | jiān suān kè bó | sharp and unkind (words) | |
| 尖头子弹 | ogival bullet | | |
| 尖草坪区 | Jiān cǎo píng qū | Jiancaoping district of Taiyuan city 太原市[Tai4 yuan2 shi4], Shanxi | |
| 尖阁列岛 | Jiān gé Liè dǎo | Senkaku Islands (Japanese name for the Diaoyu Islands 釣魚島|钓鱼岛[Diao4 yu2 Dao3]), also known as the Pinnacle Islands | |
| 尖锐批评 | jiān ruì pī píng | sharp criticism | |
| 尖声啼哭 | jiān shēng tí kū | squeal | |
| 尖尾滨鹬 | jiān wěi bīn yù | (bird species of China) sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) | |
| 尖柱苏木 | jiān zhù sū mù | chitola / lolagbola | |
| 尖爪丛猴属 | jiān zhuǎ cóng hóu shǔ | Needle-clawed | |
| 尖叶长舌蝠属 | jiān yè cháng shé fú shǔ | Lonchophylla | |
Approximate Results for 尖 | ||||
| 顶尖 | dǐng jiān | peak / apex / world best / number one / finest (competitors) / top (figures in a certain field) | | |
| 指尖 | zhǐ jiān | fingertips | | |
| 脚尖 | jiǎo jiān | the extremity of the foot | | |
| 剑尖 | jiàn jiān | point / sharp end | | |
| 舌尖 | shé jiān | tip of tongue / apical | | |
| 鼻尖 | bí jiān | tip of the nose | | |
| 眼尖 | yǎn jiān | to have good eyes | | |
| 拔尖 | bá jiān | top-notch (colloquial) / to push oneself to the front | | |
| 笔尖 | bǐ jiān | nib / pen point / the tip of a writing brush or pencil | | |
| 足尖 | zú jiān | tip of the foot / toes | | |
| 削尖 | xiāo jiān | to sharpen | | |
| 打尖 | dǎ jiān | to stop for a snack while traveling | | |
| 嘴尖 | zuǐ jiān | sharp-tongued / to have a keen sense of taste / to be picky about one's food | | |
| 出尖 | chū jiān | out of the ordinary / outstanding / egregious | | |
| 眉尖 | méi jiān | eyebrows (esp. as sth knitted 皺|皱[zhou4] into a frown) / outer tip of an eyebrow | | |
| 笋尖 | sǔn jiān | bamboo shoot tip | | |
| 塔尖 | tǎ jiān | spire / peak of a pagoda | | |
| 臀尖 | tún jiān | pork rump | | |
| 心尖 | xīn jiān | bottom tip of the heart / fig. innermost feelings / coll. my darling | | |
| 趾尖 | zhǐ jiān | tiptoe | | |
| 锥尖 | zhuī jiān | point of an awl / sharp point | | |
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| 顶尖级 | dǐng jiān jí | first class / top / world best | |
| 拔尖儿 | bá jiān r | erhua variant of 拔尖[ba2 jian1] | |
| 出尖儿 | chū jiān r | erhua variant of 出尖[chu1 jian1] | |
| 踮脚尖 | diǎn jiǎo jiān | to stand on tiptoe | |
| 顶尖儿 | dǐng jiān r | erhua variant of 頂尖|顶尖[ding3 jian1] | |
| 二尖瓣 | èr jiān bàn | mitral valve (physiology) | |
| 美人尖 | měi rén jiān | widow's peak (in China, regarded as attractive in women) | |
| 蚺蛇尖 | rán shé jiān | sharp | |
| 人尖儿 | rén jiān r | outstanding individual / person of great ability | |
| 舌尖音 | shé jiān yīn | apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t) | |
| 豌豆尖 | wān dòu jiān | pea shoots | |
| 油尖旺 | Yóu jiān wàng | Yau Tsim Mong district of Kowloon, Hong Kong | |
| 爪尖儿 | zhuǎ jiān r | pig's trotters | |
| 足尖鞋 | zú jiān xié | (ballet) pointe shoe | |
| 钻牛角尖 | zuān niú jiǎo jiān | lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom) / fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem / to bash one's head against a brick wall / a wild goose chase / a blind alley / to split hairs | |
| 风口浪尖 | fēng kǒu làng jiān | where the wind and the waves are the fiercest / at the heart of the struggle | |
| 叶尖枯萎 | tip burn on leaf | | |
| 白尖礁鲨 | bái jiān jiāo shā | whitetip reef shark | |
| 珊瑚尖峰 | shān hú jiān fēng | coral pinnacle / pinnacle | |
| 舌尖颤音 | shé jiān chàn yīn | alveolar trill (e.g. Russian r sound) | |
| 舌尖后音 | shé jiān hòu yīn | retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r) | |
| 舌尖前音 | shé jiān qián yīn | alveolar / consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge | |
| 针尖对麦芒 | zhēn jiān duì mài máng | sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom) | |
| 二尖瓣狭窄 | èr jiān bàn xiá zhǎi | mitral stenosis (physiology) | |
| 三尖杉酯碱 | sān jiān shān zhǐ jiǎn | harringtonine (chemistry) | |
| 帆鳍尖背角鲨 | fān qí jiān bèi jué shā | sailfin roughshark / sharpback shark | |
| 角形铁尖板条 | jué xíng tiě jiān pàn tiáo | angular iron picket / angular picket | |
| 南美尖尾无须鳕 | nán měi jiān yǐ wú xū xuě | Patagonian grenadier | |
| 针尖儿对麦芒儿 | zhēn jiān r duì mài máng r | see 針尖對麥芒|针尖对麦芒[zhen1 jian1 dui4 mai4 mang2] | |
