尖

jiān

HSK 3.0 Level 6

Definitions

1. pointed; tapering; sharp
2. (of a sound) shrill; piercing
3. (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen
4. to make (one's voice) shrill
5. sharp point; tip
6. the best of sth; the cream of the crop

Example Sentences

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尖 叫。

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Words Containing 尖

• 锥尖 zhuī jiān: point of an awl
• 舌尖音 shé jiān yīn: apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)
• 尖锐 jiān ruì: sharp
• 针尖对麦芒 zhēn jiān duì mài máng: sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)
• 尖锐批评 jiān ruì pī píng: sharp criticism
• 足尖鞋 zú jiān xié: (ballet) pointe shoe
• 尖山区 jiān shān qū: Jianshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang
• 尖窄 jiān zhǎi: pointy
• 二尖瓣狭窄 èr jiān bàn xiá zhǎi: mitral stenosis (physiology)
• 尖管面 jiān guǎn miàn: penne pasta
• 塔尖 tǎ jiān: spire
• 削尖 xiāo jiān: to sharpen
• 眼尖 yǎn jiān: to have good eyes
• 打尖 dǎ jiān: to stop for a snack while traveling
• 脚尖 jiǎo jiān: the extremity of the foot
• 尖吻鲈 jiān wěn lú: barramundi or Asian sea bass (Lates calcarifer)
• 踮脚尖 diǎn jiǎo jiān: to stand on tiptoe
• 剑尖 jiàn jiān: point
• 尖子 jiān zi: best of its kind
• 嘴尖 zuǐ jiān: sharp-tongued
• 臀尖 tún jiān: pork rump
• 风口浪尖 fēng kǒu làng jiān: where the wind and the waves are the fiercest
• 舌尖颤音 shé jiān chàn yīn: alveolar trill (e.g. Russian r sound)
• 尖阁列岛 jiān gé liè dǎo: Senkaku Islands (Japanese name for the Diaoyu Islands 釣魚島|钓鱼岛[diào yú dǎo]), also known as the Pinnacle Islands
• 尖利 jiān lì: sharp
• 尖草坪 jiān cǎo píng: Jiancaoping district of Taiyuan city 太原市[tài yuán shì], Shanxi
• 尖刻 jiān kè: caustic
• 尖石乡 jiān shí xiāng: Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan
• 尖峰 jiān fēng: sharp peak (landform)
• 三尖杉酯碱 sān jiān shān zhǐ jiǎn: harringtonine (chemistry)
• 尖草坪区 jiān cǎo píng qū: Jiancaoping district of Taiyuan city 太原市[tài yuán shì], Shanxi
• 舌尖 shé jiān: tip of tongue
• 油尖旺 yóu jiān wàng: Yau Tsim Mong district of Kowloon, Hong Kong
• 尖尾滨鹬 jiān wěi bīn yù: (bird species of China) sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
• 出尖 chū jiān: out of the ordinary
• 尖嘴鱼 jiān zuǐ yú: Indo-Pacific wrasse (Gomphosus varius)
• 顶尖级 dǐng jiān jí: first class
• 眉尖 méi jiān: eyebrows (esp. as sth knitted 皺|皱[zhòu] into a frown)
• 尖石 jiān shí: Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan
• 指尖 zhǐ jiān: fingertips
• 尖头 jiān tóu: pointed end
• 笔尖 bǐ jiān: nib
• 尖声啼哭 jiān shēng tí kū: squeal
• 尖新 jiān xīn: fresh
• 尖山 jiān shān: Jianshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang
• 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[huáng nán zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
• 尖端 jiān duān: sharp pointed end
• 尖酸刻薄 jiān suān kè bó: sharp and unkind (words)
• 尖沙咀 jiān shā zuǐ: Tsim Sha Tsui, urbanized area in Hong Kong
• 趾尖 zhǐ jiān: tiptoe
• 尖括号 jiān kuò hào: angle brackets < >
• 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[huáng nán zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
• 尖厉 jiān lì: shrill (voice)
• 尖锐化 jiān ruì huà: to intensify; to become acute; to come to a head
• 二尖瓣 èr jiān bàn: mitral valve (physiology)
• 尖尖 jiān jiān: sharp
• 尖叫 jiān jiào: to screech
• 拔尖 bá jiān: top-notch (colloquial)
• 尖塔 jiān tǎ: spire
• 豌豆尖 wān dòu jiān: pea shoots
• 美人尖 měi rén jiān: widow's peak (in China, regarded as attractive in women)
• 尖头鱥 jiān tóu guì: Chinese minnow (Phoxinus oxycephalus)
• 舌尖前音 shé jiān qián yīn: alveolar
• 尖细 jiān xì: (of an object) tapered
• 足尖 zú jiān: tip of the foot
• 心尖 xīn jiān: bottom tip of the heart
• 尖子生 jiān zi shēng: top student
• 尖刀 jiān dāo: dagger
• 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
• 尖顶 jiān dǐng: pointed object
• 鼻尖 bí jiān: tip of the nose
• 尖锐湿疣 jiān ruì shī yóu: genital wart
• 尖牙 jiān yá: canine tooth; fang; tusk
• 舌尖后音 shé jiān hòu yīn: retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
• 尖酸 jiān suān: harsh
• 顶尖 dǐng jiān: peak
• 尖椒 jiān jiāo: chili pepper