尖
jiān
Pinyin

Definition

尖
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jiān
  1. point (of needle)
  2. sharp
  3. shrewd
  4. pointed

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

尖
jiān
  1. 1 point (of needle)
  2. 2 sharp
  3. 3 shrewd
  4. 4 pointed
尖叫
jiān jiào
  1. 1 to screech
  2. 2 to shriek
尖刀
jiān dāo
  1. 1 dagger
尖刻
jiān kè
  1. 1 caustic
  2. 2 biting
  3. 3 piquant
  4. 4 acerbic
  5. 5 vitriolic
  6. 6 acrimonious
尖子
jiān zi
  1. 1 best of its kind
  2. 2 cream of the crop

Idioms (2)

针尖对麦芒
zhēn jiān duì mài máng
  1. 1 sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)
钻牛角尖
zuān niú jiǎo jiān
  1. 1 lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
  2. 2 to bash one's head against a brick wall
  3. 3 a wild goose chase
  4. 4 a blind alley
  5. 5 to split hairs

Sample Sentences

小荷才露尖尖角，
xiǎo hé cái lòu jiānjiān jiǎo ，
A lotus bud had just revealed its tip
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如若听说一个孩子在重点学校、尖子班，班主任抓的严，或者孩子自加压力，主动要求上各种辅导班，其它家长的反应都是满满地对别人家孩子的羡慕和赞叹，好像一眼就看到了这位刻苦学习的好孩子用时间兑换出了光辉灿烂的未来。
rúruò tīngshuō yīgē háizi zài chóngdiǎn xuéxiào 、jiānzi Bān ，bānzhǔrèn zhuā de Yán ，huòzhě háizi zì Jiā yālì ，zhǔdòng yāoqiú shàng gèzhǒng fǔdǎobān ，qítā jiāzhǎng de fǎnyìng dōu shì mǎnmǎn de duì biéren jiā háizi de xiànmù hé zàntàn ，hǎoxiàng yīyǎn jiù kàndào le zhèwèi kèkǔ xuéxí de hǎo háizi yòng shíjiān duìhuàn chū le guānghuīcànlàn de wèilái 。
If one hears that a child is in an "elite school", an "elite class", their homeroom teacher is "strict", or that the child is putting undue stress on himself/herself by taking additional classes, other parents usually respond with full-hearted compliments to this "other people's child", as if already seeing with a glance the bright future this good, hard-working kid is exchanging for his/her childhood.
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这个也不能带？你看看剪刀的尖端一点都不利，怎么会是利器嘛！不能通融一下吗？我第一次坐飞机，而且登机时间快要到了，我带着就是以备不时之需，没有要干嘛，我看起来也不像坏人吧？
zhège yě bùnéng dài ？nǐ kànkan jiǎndāo de jiānduān yìdiǎn dōu bù lì ，zěnme huì shì lìqì ma ！bùnéng tōngróng yīxià ma ？wǒ dìyīcì zuò fēijī ，érqiě dēngjī shíjiān kuàiyào dào le ，wǒ dài zhe jiùshì yǐ bèi bùshízhīxū ，méiyǒu yào gànmá ，wǒ kànqǐlai yě bù xiàng huàirén ba ？
I can’t even bring this? Look at the scissor edges, they aren’t even a little sharp, how could it be used as a weapon? Can’t you let it go? It’s my first time on a plane, and it’s almost my boarding time. I brought them just in case something came up, I’m not going to do anything with them. I don’t look like a bad guy, do I?
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请到旁边来，我现在打开包包确认，你看清楚。好，这里有一把小剪刀，你应该知道尖锐物品是不能带上飞机的吧，这把剪刀看你是要托运还是要丢弃。
qǐng dào pángbiān lái ，wǒ xiànzài dǎkāi bāobāo quèrèn ，nǐ kàn qīngchu 。hǎo ，zhèlǐ yǒu yī bǎ xiǎo jiǎndāo ，nǐ yīnggāi zhīdào jiānruì wùpǐn shì bùnéng dàishàng fēijī de ba ，zhè bǎ jiǎndāo kàn nǐ shì yào tuōyùn háishi yào diūqì 。
Please come to the side. I’m going to open your bag to confirm, please watch carefully. OK, there are scissors here, you must know that you can’t take sharp objects on to aircrafts. You can either put it in your check luggage or throw away this pair of scissors.
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你既然知道这只是文化习惯的不同，就别再钻牛角尖，不愉快了！
nǐ jìrán zhīdào zhè zhǐ shì wénhuà xíguàn de bùtóng ，jiù bié zài zuānniújiǎojiān ，bù yúkuài le ！
Given you know that this is just a difference in cultural norms, you shouldn't niggle, it's so disagreeable!
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嗨，就别钻牛角尖了，咱们不能因噎废食啊，“你若盛开，蝴蝶自来”，只有更好的自己才能遇到更靠谱的对方，再说了婚姻也得靠经营，你别“忧国忧民”了，先脱单再说。
hāi ，jiù bié zuān niújiǎojiān le ，zánmen bùnéng yīnyēfèishí ā ，“nǐ ruò chéngkāi ，húdié zì lái ”，zhǐyǒu gèng hǎo de zìjǐ cáinéng yùdào gèng kàopǔ de duìfāng ，zàishuō le hūnyīn yě děi kào jīngyíng ，nǐ bié “yōuguóyōumín ”le ，xiān tuōdān zài shuō 。
Huh! There's no point in going into that mire. We can't stop eating for fear of choking. It's only when a flower opens that a butterfly may deign to land on it. It's only when you're being your best you that you'll meet someone more reliable. And another thing, marriages are all about how you manage the relationship. First find a way out of singledom, then you can express your lofty concerns about the nation and the people.
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是啊，不出门的话，就可以网购了，我已经完全爱上了这种购物方式，深陷其中无法自拔，最让我尖叫的是，快递的速度实在太惊人了，今天下单，明天就送货上门。
shì a ，bù chūmén dehuà ，jiù kěyǐ wǎnggòu le ，wǒ yǐjīng wánquán àishàng le zhèzhǒng gòuwù fāngshì ，shēn xiàn qízhōng wúfǎzìbá ，zuì ràng wǒ jiānjiào de shì ，kuàidì de sùdù really tài jīngrén le ，jīntiān xiàdān ，míngtiān jiù sònghuò shàngmén 。
Yeah. You can buy things online without leaving your house. I've already completely fallen in love with this form of shopping and I can't kick the habit. What really thrills me is that the delivery speed is astounding. If I purchase something today, the goods arrive tomorrow.
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今天我们“舌尖上的美酒”栏目，要带各位走进中国黄酒古城——绍兴。古城绍兴又被誉为“东方威尼斯”，徜徉在青石板弄堂中就能感受到三步一桥五步一河的奇景，绍兴水资源丰沛，也为其黄酒酿造业奠定了良好的基础。
jīntiān wǒmen “shéjiān shàng de měijiǔ ”lánmù ，yào dài gè wèi zǒujìn Zhōngguó huángjiǔ gǔchéng ——Shàoxīng 。gǔchéng Shàoxīng yòu bèi yùwéi “dōngfāng Wēinísī ”，chángyáng zài qīngshíbǎn lòngtáng zhōng jiù néng gǎnshòu dào sān bù yī qiáo wǔ bù yī hé de qíjǐng ，Shàoxīng shuǐ zīyuán fēngpèi ，yě wèi qí huángjiǔ niàngzào yè diàndìng le liánghǎo de jīchǔ 。
In today's "Tasting Fine Liquors" segment, we're taking you into the ancient Chinese city famous for huangjiu - Shaoxing. The ancient city of Shaoxing is also well known as "The Venice of the East". Wandering around the alleyways paved with green slate, you'll marvel at how there seems to be a bridge or a river at every turn. Shaoxing has a lot of water resources, which serve as the solid foundation for its huangjiu brewing industry.
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贵公司专营加拿大、美国和澳洲的留学业务，特别专攻社会科学类的学门，不过你们在加拿大的市场特别大、也做得很用心，反而对于竞争激烈的美国只针对固定的五、六所顶尖学院，其它知名大学却没有花什么工夫去经营，所以我觉得我的加拿大背景很有优势。
guì gōngsī zhuānyíng Jiānádà 、Měiguó hé Àozhōu de liúxué yèwù ，tèbié zhuāngōng shèhuìkēxué lèi de xuémén ，bùguò nǐmen zài Jiānádà de shìchǎng tèbié dà 、yě zuò de hěn yòngxīn ，fǎnér duìyú jìngzhēng jīliè de Měiguó zhī zhēnduì gùdìng de wǔ 、liù suǒ dǐngjiān xuéyuàn ，qítā zhīmíng dàxué què méiyǒu huā shénme gōngfū qù jīngyíng ，suǒyǐ wǒ juéde wǒ de Jiānádà bèijǐng hěnyǒu yōushì 。
Your company specializes in facilitating exchange programs in Canada, the US and Australia, especially for the social sciences. But you have a particularly strong market in Canada, and you are very meticulous there. In the more competitive US market, you only target five or six of the top schools. You don't spend as much energy on other famous universities, so I think my background in Canada is a big strength.
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巴黎圣母院15日晚突发大火，一座19世纪增建的标志性尖塔倒塌，屋顶坍陷
BālíShèngmǔyuàn rì wǎn tūfā dàhuǒ ，yī zuò shìjì zēng jiàn de biāozhìxìng jiāntǎ dǎotā ，wūdǐng tānxiàn
On 15th night the Notre Dame in Paris caught fire, both a landmark minaret built in the 19th century and the roof collapsed
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