"Piercing" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 刺骨 | cì gǔ | piercing / cutting / bone-chilling / penetrating (cold) |   |
| 尖利 | jiān lì | sharp / keen / cutting / shrill / piercing | |
| 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 | |
| 如雷贯耳 | rú léi guàn ěr | lit. like thunder piercing the ear / a well-known reputation (idiom) | |
| 眭 | suī | to have a deep or piercing gaze | |
| 两肋插刀 | liǎng lèi chā dāo | lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom) / fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it | |
| 火眼金睛 | huǒ yǎn jīn jīng | piercing eyes / discerning eyes | |
| 刺中 | cì zhòng | to hit with a piercing blow | |
| 明邃 | míng suì | glistening and piercing | |
| 破甲弹 | pò jiǎ dàn | armor piercing shell | |
| 舌钉 | shé dīng | tongue ring / tongue piercing | |
| 耳洞 | ěr dòng | ear piercing hole / earring hole | |
| 耳朵眼儿 | ěr duo yǎn r | earhole / ear piercing hole / earring hole | |
| 鼻钉 | bí dīng | nose stud / nose piercing | |
