指甲
zhǐ jia
Pinyin

Definition

指甲
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zhǐ jia
  1. fingernail

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

戒指
jiè zhi
  1. 1 (finger) ring
手指
shǒu zhǐ
  1. 1 finger
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 classifier: 只 zhī
指
zhǐ
  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
指数
zhǐ shù
  1. 1 (numerical, statistical) index
  2. 2 (math.) exponent
  3. 3 index
  4. 4 exponential (function, growth)
指甲
zhǐ jia
  1. 1 fingernail

Idioms (20)

一弹指顷
yī tán zhǐ qǐng
  1. 1 a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash
  2. 2 in the twinkling of an eye
了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
  1. 1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
  2. 2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
令人发指
lìng rén fà zhǐ
  1. 1 to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 pitch-dark (idiom)
十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
  1. 1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
  2. 2 to lead a pampered life

Sample Sentences

美国：一只穿制服、涂红色指甲油的小猪是机场“减压员”，它的主要工作是给旅客缓解搭乘飞机时的紧张情绪。
Měiguó ：yī zhǐ chuān zhìfú 、tú hóngsè zhǐjiayóu de xiǎozhū shì jīchǎng “jiǎnyā yuán ”，tā de zhǔyào gōngzuò shì gěi lǚkè huǎnjiě dāchéng fēijī shí de jǐnzhāng qíngxù 。
United States: A pig in uniform and red nail polish is an airport "de-stress officer", whose main job is to ease the tension of passengers when flying.
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不可以，指甲剪也还是剪刀。
bù kěyǐ ，zhǐjiajiǎn yě háishi jiǎndāo 。
No, nail clippers are still a kind of cutting blade.
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指甲剪可以上飞机吗？不尖的。
zhǐjiajiǎn kěyǐ shàng fēijī ma ？bù jiān de 。
Can I take my nail clippers on the plane with me? They’re not sharp.
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这么神奇！果然是地球人已经无法阻止他们的服务了。什么送蛋糕唱生日歌啦，送孕妇婴儿画报啦，给女客人做指甲啦，都不算什么了。
zhème shénqí ！guǒrán shì dìqiúrén yǐjīng wúfǎ zǔzhǐ tāmen de fúwù le 。shénme sòng dàngāo chàng shēngrìgē la ，sòng yùnfù yīngér huàbào la ，gěi nǚkèrén zuò zhījia la ，dōu bùsuàn shénme le 。
That's so strange! It turns out that now there's nothing we people of the world can do to stop their services. Giving a birthday cake and singing a birthday song, giving pregnant women pictures of cute babies, giving female customers manicures, it's all considered normal.
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剪指甲
jiǎn zhǐjia
to cut fingernails
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中国的学校还规定一定要剪指甲。
Zhōngguó de xuéxiào hái guīdìng yīdìng yào jiǎn zhǐjia 。
Chinese schools also require you to cut your nails.
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别怕，不会痛的。这样能让你的指甲更光滑。
bié pà ，bù huì tòng de 。zhèyàng néng ràng nǐ de zhǐjia gèng guānghuá 。
Don't be scared, it won't hurt. This way your nails will become more smooth and glossy.
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好了。接下来要涂指甲油了。再帮你修一下。
hǎo le 。jiē xiàlái yào tú zhǐjiayóu le 。zài bāng nǐ xiū yīxià 。
Finished. Next we have to apply the nail polish. Then, I'll fix them up for you a bit.
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