"Tip" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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提示 tí shì to point out / to remind (sb of sth) / to suggest / suggestion / tip / reminder / notice
尖端 jiān duān sharp pointed end / the tip / the cusp / tip-top / most advanced and sophisticated / highest peak / the best
温馨提示 wēn xīn tí shì Please note: / tip / hint
锋芒 fēng máng tip (of pencil, spear etc) / sharp point / cutting edge / spearhead / vanguard
末端 mò duān tip / extremity
小费 xiǎo fèi tip / gratuity
末尾 mò wěi end / tip / extremity
末梢 mò shāo tip / end / last few days
贴士 tiē shì (loanword) tip / hint / suggestion / piece of advice
尖头 jiān tóu pointed end / tip / (medicine) oxycephaly
酒钱 jiǔ qián tip
赏钱 shǎng qian tip / gratuity / monetary reward / bonus
茶钱 chá qián payment for tea / (old) tip / gratuity
末 mò tip / end / final stage / latter part / inessential detail / powder / dust / opera role of old man
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
芒 máng awn (of cereals) / arista (of grain) / tip (of a blade) / Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass) / variant of 邙, Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan
颖 yǐng head of grain / husk / tip / point / clever / gifted / outstanding
倾卸 qīng xiè to tip / to dump by tipping from a vehicle
尾梢 wěi shāo the tip / the end / the very end
酒资 jiǔ zī (old) drinking money / tip
倾翻 qīng fān to overturn / to topple / to tip
打赏 dǎ shǎng to reward / to tip / to give a gratuity
锦囊 jǐn náng silk brocade bag, used in ancient times to hold poetry manuscripts and other precious items / (fig.) tip (a piece of practical advice)
舌尖 shé jiān tip of tongue / apical
鼻尖 bí jiān tip of the nose
树梢 shù shāo the tip of a tree / treetop
眉梢 méi shāo tip of brow
笔尖 bǐ jiān nib / pen point / the tip of a writing brush or pencil
足尖 zú jiān tip of the foot / toes
偏锋 piān fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at a low angle, so that the tip of the brush runs along the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] and 側鋒|侧锋[ce4feng1]) / (fig.) unorthodox or improper way of doing things
笔锋 bǐ fēng the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch
倒刺 dào cì barb / barbed tip (e.g. of fishhook)
舍本逐末 shě běn zhú mò to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom) / to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
蛇岛 Shé dǎo Shedao or Snake island in Bohai sea 渤海 / off Lüshun 旅順|旅顺 / on the tip of the Liaoning peninsula, small rocky island famous for snakes
密告 mì gào to report secretly / to tip off
倒 dào to invert / to place upside down or frontside back / to pour out / to tip out / to dump / inverted / upside down / reversed / to go backward / contrary to what one might expect / but / yet
顶芽 dǐng yá terminal bud (growing at the tip of a plant)
折 zhē to turn sth over / to turn upside down / to tip sth out (of a container)
梢 shāo tip of branch
挝 zhuā ancient weapon with a tip shaped like a hand or claw / old variant of 抓[zhua1] / to strike / to beat
戟 jǐ halberd / long-handled weapon with pointed tip and crescent blade / combined spear and battle-ax
杪 miǎo the limit / tip of branch
镩 cuān ice spud (aka ice chisel) with a pointy tip / to break a hole in ice (for ice fishing etc) using an ice spud
及锋而试 jí fēng ér shì lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom) / to have a go when at one's peak
秤砣虽小压千斤 chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom) / apparently insignificant details can have a large impact / for want of a nail the battle was lost
擦棒球 cā bàng qiú foul tip
侧锋 cè fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at an oblique angle, so that the tip of the brush runs near the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] and 偏鋒|偏锋[pian1feng1])
正锋 zhèng fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is kept upright, so that the tip of the brush runs along the center of the stroke (cf. 側鋒|侧锋[ce4feng1] and 偏鋒|偏锋[pian1feng1])
冰山一角 bīng shān yī jiǎo tip of the iceberg
喜钱 xǐ qian tip given on a happy occasion (traditional)
垦丁 Kěn dīng Kenting, a national park on the southern tip of Taiwan, popular as a tourist destination (abbr. for 墾丁國家公園|垦丁国家公园[Ken3 ding1 Guo2 jia1 Gong1 yuan2])
对火 duì huǒ to use the tip of another person’s lit cigarette to light one's own
平舌音 píng shé yīn alveolar / consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge
心尖 xīn jiān bottom tip of the heart / fig. innermost feelings / coll. my darling
旅顺港 Lu:3 shùn gǎng Lüshun port, on the tip of the Liaoning peninsula / called Port Arthur during Russian occupation and Russian-Japanese war of 1905 / in Lüshunkou district of Dalian 大連|大连, Liaoning
眉尖 méi jiān eyebrows (esp. as sth knitted 皺|皱[zhou4] into a frown) / outer tip of an eyebrow
眉端 méi duān tip of the eyebrows / top margin on a page
竿头 gān tóu bamboo pole's uppermost tip / (fig.) acme
老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头 lǎo shǔ tuō mù xiān , dà tóu zài hòu tou when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second / the tip of the iceberg / the cockroach principle
舌尖前音 shé jiān qián yīn alveolar / consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge
舌尖音 shé jiān yīn apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)
未压实的垃圾场  uncompacted tip
搜索技巧 sōu suǒ jì qiǎo search tip
叶尖枯萎  tip burn on leaf
冰镩 bīng cuān ice spud (aka ice chisel) with a pointy tip
镩子 cuān zi ice spud (aka ice chisel) with a pointy tip
毛锥 máo zhuī writing brush (old) / Castanopsis fordii, a species of evergreen tree common in the south of China whose calybia (nuts) resemble the tip of a writing brush
飞挝 fēi wō ancient weapon with a tip like a grappling hook, thrown at enemy combatants in order to capture them
眉角 méi jiǎo outer tip of the eyebrow / (facial) expression / (Tw) knack / trick of the trade
准头 zhǔn tóu (physiognomy) the tip of the nose
走偏锋 zǒu piān fēng to write with the tip of the brush tilted / (fig.) to resort to devious means
透信 tòu xìn to disclose information / to tip off
报料 bào liào to provide information to a news organization / to tip off / information provided to a news organization / a tip-off
笋尖 sǔn jiān bamboo shoot tip
针头 zhēn tóu tip of a needle / syringe needle
飞挝 fēi zhuā ancient weapon with a tip like a grappling hook, thrown at enemy combatants in order to capture them
鼻头 bí tóu tip of the nose / (dialect) nose
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