jiān

Translation

  • 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

Synonyms

Examples

  • 我听到叫声。
    I heard someone scream.
  • 肯塔基声叫著“他妈的“。
    Kentucky screams "fuck".
  • 她一看到蜘蛛就叫。
    She shrieked whenever she saw a spider.
  • 我在人来人往的街道上走著,突然听见一下锐的叫声。
    I was walking along the crowded street when all at once I heard a shrill cry.
Chinese Tones