zhǐ

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Definitions

  1. 1. finger
  2. 2. to point at or to
  3. 3. to indicate or refer to
  4. 4. to depend on
  5. 5. to count on
  6. 6. (of hair) to stand on end

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Words Containing 指

戒指
jiè zhi

(finger) ring

手指
shǒu zhǐ

finger

指令
zhǐ lìng

order

指出
zhǐ chū

to indicate

指南
zhǐ nán

to guide

指南针
zhǐ nán zhēn

compass

指向
zhǐ xiàng

to point towards

指定
zhǐ dìng

to appoint

指导
zhǐ dǎo

to guide

指引
zhǐ yǐn

to guide

指手画脚
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo

to gesticulate while talking (idiom)

指挥
zhǐ huī

to conduct

指教
zhǐ jiào

to give advice or comments

指数
zhǐ shù

(numerical, statistical) index

指望
zhǐ wàng

to hope for sth

指标
zhǐ biāo

(production) target

指甲
zhǐ jia

fingernail

指示
zhǐ shì

to point out

指责
zhǐ zé

to criticize

指头
zhǐ tou

finger

指点
zhǐ diǎn

to point out

USB手指
u s b shǒu zhǐ

USB flash drive

一弹指顷
yī tán zhǐ qǐng

a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash

上海证券交易所综合股价指数
shàng hǎi zhèng quàn jiāo yì suǒ zōng hé gǔ jià zhǐ shù

Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Composite Index

上证综合指数
shàng zhèng zōng hé zhǐ shù

SSE (Shanghai Stock Exchange) Composite Index

中指
zhōng zhǐ

middle finger

了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng

to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)

了若指掌
liǎo ruò zhǐ zhǎng

see 了如指掌[liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng]

二拇指
èr mu zhǐ

index finger

二指
èr zhǐ

index finger

五指
wǔ zhǐ

the five fingers of one's hand

五指山
wǔ zhǐ shān

Wuzhi Mountain (1,840 m), highest mountain in Hainan

五指山市
wǔ zhǐ shān shì

Wuzhishan City, Hainan

代指
dài zhǐ

to mean

令人发指
lìng rén fà zhǐ

(idiom) to make one feel a sense of revulsion; abhorrent; heinous; deeply disturbing

伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ

pitch-dark (idiom)

修指甲
xiū zhǐ jia

manicure

借指
jiè zhǐ

to refer to

公开指责
gōng kāi zhǐ zé

to denounce

十二指肠
shí èr zhǐ cháng

duodenum

十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ

to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)

即指即译
jí zhǐ jí yì

point-and-translate (computing)

执行指挥官
zhí xíng zhǐ huī guān

executing commander

大拇指
dà mu zhǐ

Tom Thumb (small person in folk tales)

大指
dà zhǐ

thumb

大麦克指数
dà mài kè zhǐ shù

see 巨無霸漢堡包指數|巨无霸汉堡包指数[jù wú bà hàn bǎo bāo zhǐ shù]

如臂使指
rú bì shǐ zhǐ

as the arm moves the finger (idiom)

姆指
mǔ zhǐ

thumb

小拇指
xiǎo mǔ zhǐ

little finger

小指
xiǎo zhǐ

little finger

尤指
yóu zhǐ

especially

居民消费价格指数
jū mín xiāo fèi jià gé zhǐ shù

consumer price index CPI

屈指
qū zhǐ

to count on one's fingers

屈指一算
qū zhǐ yī suàn

to count on one's fingers

屈指可数
qū zhǐ kě shǔ

can be counted on one's fingers (idiom)

巨无霸汉堡包指数
jù wú bà hàn bǎo bāo zhǐ shù

Big Mac Index, a measure of the purchasing power parity (PPP) between currencies

弹指
tán zhǐ

to snap one's fingers

弹指一挥间
tán zhǐ yī huī jiān

in a flash (idiom)

弹指之间
tán zhǐ zhī jiān

(idiom) in a flash; instantly

性指向
xìng zhǐ xiàng

sexual orientation

恒生中资企业指数
héng shēng zhōng zī qǐ yè zhǐ shù

Hang Seng China affiliated index

恒生指数
héng shēng zhǐ shù

Hang Seng index (of Hong Kong stock market)

意指
yì zhǐ

to mean

所指
suǒ zhǐ

the objects indicated

手指头
shǒu zhǐ tou

fingertip

扳指
bān zhǐ

ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring)

技术指导
jì shù zhǐ dǎo

technical instructor

抗震救灾指挥部
kàng zhèn jiù zāi zhǐ huī bù

State Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters

拇指
mǔ zhǐ

thumb

拇指甲
mǔ zhǐ jia

thumbnail

拈指
niān zhǐ

a snap of the fingers

指事
zhǐ shì

ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)

指事字
zhǐ shì zì

ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)

指交
zhǐ jiāo

fingering (sexual act)

指代
zhǐ dài

to refer to

指令名字
zhǐ lìng míng zì

command name

指令集
zhǐ lìng jí

(computing) instruction set

指使
zhǐ shǐ

to incite

指到
zhǐ dào

to point at

指北针
zhǐ běi zhēn

compass

指南宫
zhǐ nán gōng

Zhinan Temple, Taoist temple in the hills of Muzha 木柵|木栅[mù zhà], Taipei

指南车
zhǐ nán chē

a mechanical compass invented by Zu Chongzhi 祖沖之|祖冲之

指印
zhǐ yìn

fingerprint

指名
zhǐ míng

to mention by name

指向装置
zhǐ xiàng zhuāng zhì

pointing device (computing)

指压
zhǐ yā

acupressure

指导员
zhǐ dǎo yuán

instructor

指导教授
zhǐ dǎo jiào shòu

adviser

指导者
zhǐ dǎo zhě

coach; mentor; counselor; instructor; director; guide; conductor

指导课
zhǐ dǎo kè

tutorial

指尖
zhǐ jiān

fingertips

指征
zhǐ zhēng

(medicine) indicator

指战员
zhǐ zhàn yuán

PLA commanders and fighters

指手划脚
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo

to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands

指指点点
zhǐ zhǐ diǎn diǎn

to gesticulate

指授
zhǐ shòu

to instruct

指控
zhǐ kòng

accusation

指挥中心
zhǐ huī zhōng xīn

command center

指挥官
zhǐ huī guān

commander

指挥家
zhǐ huī jiā

conductor (music)

指挥有方,人人乐从
zhǐ huī yǒu fāng , rén rén lè cóng

Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom)

指挥棒
zhǐ huī bàng

baton

指挥者
zhǐ huī zhě

conductor

指挥部
zhǐ huī bù

headquarters

指摘
zhǐ zhāi

to criticize

指摹
zhǐ mó

fingerprint

指数函数
zhǐ shù hán shù

exponential function

指数基金
zhǐ shù jī jīn

index fund

指数套利
zhǐ shù tào lì

index arbitrage

指数期权
zhǐ shù qī quán

index options

指斥
zhǐ chì

to denounce

指日可待
zhǐ rì kě dài

imminent

指明
zhǐ míng

to show clearly

指板
zhǐ bǎn

fingerboard (of a guitar or violin etc)

指桑骂槐
zhǐ sāng mà huái

lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree

指模
zhǐ mó

fingerprint

指正
zhǐ zhèng

to point out mistakes or weak points for correction

指法
zhǐ fǎ

(music) fingering

指派
zhǐ pài

to assign

指环
zhǐ huán

(finger) ring

指甲刀
zhǐ jia dāo

nail clipper

指甲剪
zhǐ jia jiǎn

nail clipper

指甲油
zhǐ jia yóu

nail polish

指甲盖
zhǐ jia gài

fingernail

指甲钳
zhǐ jia qián

nail clipper

指界
zhǐ jiè

determination of cadastral parcel boundaries

指疔
zhǐ dīng

whitlow

指示代词
zhǐ shì dài cí

demonstrative pronoun

指示剂
zhǐ shì jì

indicator

指示器
zhǐ shì qì

indicator

指示符
zhǐ shì fú

indicator

指称
zhǐ chēng

designation

指纹
zhǐ wén

fingerprint

指腹为婚
zhǐ fù wéi hūn

to propose the future marriage of two unborn babies on condition that one turns out to be a boy, and the other, a girl (idiom)

指着和尚骂秃子
zhǐ zhe hé shang mà tū zi

lit. to insult a bald man while pointing at a monk (idiom)

指认
zhǐ rèn

to identify

指谪
zhǐ zhé

to criticize

指证
zhǐ zhèng

to testify

指路
zhǐ lù

to give directions

指针
zhǐ zhēn

pointer on a gauge

指关节
zhǐ guān jié

knuckle

指鸡骂狗
zhǐ jī mà gǒu

fig. to make indirect criticisms

指鹿作马
zhǐ lù zuò mǎ

to take a deer and call it a horse (idiom); deliberate inversion of the truth

指鹿为马
zhǐ lù wéi mǎ

making a deer out to be a horse (idiom); deliberate misrepresentation

指点江山
zhǐ diǎn jiāng shān

to talk idly about important matters (idiom)

指点迷津
zhǐ diǎn mí jīn

to show sb how to get to the right path

旋转指标
xuán zhuǎn zhǐ biāo

winding number

日经平均指数
rì jīng píng jūn zhǐ shù

Nikkei 225 stock market index

日经指数
rì jīng zhǐ shù

Nikkei 225 stock market index

暗指
àn zhǐ

to hint at

染指
rǎn zhǐ

to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie

染指垂涎
rǎn zhǐ chuí xián

lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth

染指于鼎
rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng

lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie

横加指责
héng jiā zhǐ zé

to blame unscrupulously

横眉冷对千夫指
héng méi lěng duì qiān fū zhǐ

to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun)

泛指
fàn zhǐ

to make a general reference

消费价格指数
xiāo fèi jià gé zhǐ shù

consumer price index CPI

浅滩指示浮标
qiǎn tān zhǐ shì fú biāo

bar buoy

沪综指
hù zōng zhǐ

Shanghai composite index (stock market index)

火山爆发指数
huǒ shān bào fā zhǐ shù

volcanic explosivity index (VEI)

乌龙指
wū lóng zhǐ

fat finger error (finance)

无名指
wú míng zhǐ

ring finger

物价指数
wù jià zhǐ shù

price index

特指
tè zhǐ

to refer in particular to

特指问句
tè zhǐ wèn jù

wh-question (linguistics)

发出指示
fā chū zhǐ shì

to issue instructions

瞎指挥
xiā zhǐ huī

to give nonsensical instructions

矛头指向
máo tóu zhǐ xiàng

to target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc)

短指
duǎn zhǐ

brachydactylism (genetic abnormality of short or missing fingers)

示指
shì zhǐ

index finger

纳指
nà zhǐ

NASDAQ

总指挥部
zǒng zhǐ huī bù

general headquarters

翘拇指
qiào mǔ zhǐ

to give a thumbs-up

股指
gǔ zhǐ

stock market index

股票指数
gǔ piào zhǐ shù

stock market index

脊椎指压治疗师
jǐ zhuī zhǐ yā zhì liáo shī

chiropractor

脊椎指压治疗医生
jǐ zhuī zhǐ yā zhì liáo yī shēng

chiropractor

脊椎指压疗法
jǐ zhuī zhǐ yā liáo fǎ

chiropractic therapy

脚指甲
jiǎo zhǐ jia

toenail

自指
zì zhǐ

self-reference

莫可指数
mò kě zhǐ shǔ

countless

莅临指导
lì lín zhǐ dǎo

(of a notable person etc) to honor with one's presence and offer guidance (idiom)

兰花指
lán huā zhǐ

hand gesture in traditional dances (joined thumb and middle finger, the rest extended)

词约指明
cí yuē zhǐ míng

concise but unambiguous (idiom)

语音指令
yǔ yīn zhǐ lìng

speech command (for computer speech recognition)

竖起大拇指
shù qǐ dà mu zhǐ

to give a thumbs-up

足大指
zú dà zhǐ

big toe

身体质量指数
shēn tǐ zhì liàng zhǐ shù

body mass index (BMI)

轮指
lún zhǐ

circular finger movement (in playing plucked instrument)

连指手套
lián zhǐ shǒu tào

mittens

道琼斯指数
dào qióng sī zhǐ shù

Dow Jones Industrial Average

金融时报指数
jīn róng shí bào zhǐ shù

Financial Times stock exchange index (FTSE 100 or footsie)

长度指示符
cháng dù zhǐ shì fú

length indicator

关键绩效指标
guān jiàn jì xiào zhǐ biāo

key performance indicator (KPI)

颐指
yí zhǐ

to order with the chin

颐指气使
yí zhǐ qì shǐ

lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture

颐指风使
yí zhǐ fēng shǐ

lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture

食指
shí zhǐ

index finger

首屈一指
shǒu qū yī zhǐ

to count as number one (idiom); second to none

发指眦裂
fà zhǐ zì liè

hair standing up and eyes wide in anger (idiom); enraged