角
jiǎo
Pinyin
Definition
角
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- angle
- corner
- horn
- horn-shaped
- unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime)
- CL:個|个[gè]
角
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- role (theater)
- to compete
- ancient three legged wine vessel
- third note of pentatonic scale
角
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- surname Jue
Character Decomposition
Compounds (27)
- 1 surname Xie
- 1 to divide
- 2 to break up
- 3 to split
- 4 to separate
- 5 to dissolve
- 6 to solve
- 7 to melt
- 8 to remove
- 9 to untie
- 10 to loosen
- 11 to open
- 12 to emancipate
- 13 to explain
- 14 to understand
- 15 to know
- 16 a solution
- 17 a dissection
- 1 to transport under guard
- 1 acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)
- 2 variant: 懈 xiè] and 邂[xiè
Idioms (12)
初露头角
- 1 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
- 2 first sign of emerging talent
- 3 budding genius
勾心斗角
- 1 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
- 2 (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
崭露头角
- 1 to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
拐弯抹角
- 1 lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
- 2 fig. to speak in a roundabout way
- 3 to equivocate
- 4 to beat about the bush
牛角挂书
- 1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
- 2 fig. to be diligent in one's studies
Sample Sentences
我可以永远笑着扮演你的配角,在你的背后自己煎熬。
I could smile forever as I pretend to be your supporting role, suffering alone behind you.
小荷才露尖尖角,
A lotus bud had just revealed its tip
还记得高中的时候,你就天天往书店里钻。当时书店也没有座位,你缩在楼梯角落里倒也读得津津有味。
I still remember when I was in high school, you went to the bookstore every day. At the time, the bookstore did not have a seat, and even though you sat in the corner of the stairs you still enjoyed reading.
味多美相关负责人介绍,店里的自助收银系统采用了人工智能图形识别技术,系统预先给每个商品拍摄了上百张不同角度的照片,即使糕点只露出一个小角,扫描仪也能识别出来。
A representative from Wedome explained that the self service checkout system in the store uses intelligent graphics recognition technology. The system takes more than 100 photos of each merchandise at different angles, therefore even if the bread or pastry has a corner exposed, the scanner will be able to recognise it.
粤港澳大湾区面积达五点六万平方公里,覆盖人口达六千七百九十五万。香港、澳门和珠三角九市二零一七年经济总量达到十万亿人民币,是中国综合实力最强开放程度最高、经济最具活力的地区之一。
The GBA covers an area of 560,000 square kilometers and a total population of nearly 68 million. In 2017 their combined economic output was 10 trillion yuan. It is one of the regions with the strongest comprehensive strength, the highest degree of openness and the most dynamic economy in China.
新案子不都是你唱主角吗?她竟敢招惹你这大红人?
Don't you play a big role in all the new cases? How dare she provoke you, the big shot?
你在游戏里是什么角色啊?店小二吗?哈哈。
What role do you play in the game? The restaurant manager? Haha
导演罗永昌日前在京介绍,影片对日本作家石黑谦吾的小说《再见了,可鲁》做了本土化改编,将视角聚集于生命体彼此陪伴的力量:主人公李宝庭是一个中年失明、孤僻又坏脾气的天才糕点师导盲犬小Q的出现让他重新体会到生命的温度和生活的美好……
Director Luo Yongchang recently introduced in Beijing, the film is an adaptation of the Japanese writer Shi Heqian's novel "Goodbye, Kelu", focusing on the power of life companionship: the protagonist Li Baoting is a middle-aged blind, lonely and bad The temperament of the genius pastry chef guide dog Xiao Q appeared to let him experience the warmth and the beauty of life...
对于控烟、禁烟举措,仍有不少烟民不以为意,不理解、不支持,在看不见的角落继续“吞云吐雾”。
There are still many smokers who ignore and do not support these smoking control and ban measures. They continue to smoke in hidden corners.
而当进入以后,游戏就是“成就感”的一大来源:谁的段位高,谁的游戏打得好,不仅是游戏中的主角,现实生活中也是被羡慕的角色。
When they are in the circle, playing games give them “a sense of achievement” : who has the highest score, who plays the best, not only are they the stars in the games but also envied in real life.