jiān

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  • 1

    adj.tiny end; sharp; pointed; tapering

    • bǎ qiān bǐ xiāo jiān

      铅笔

      Please sharpen a pencil.

    • wěi ba yuè lái yuè xì zuì hòu chéng le gè yuán jiān

      尾巴越来越最后

      The tail tapered to a rounded tip.

    • tā de shǒu zài yī kuài jiān shí tou shang huá le yī gè dà kǒu zi

      石头口子

      He gashed his hand on a sharp piece of rock.

  • 2

    n.point; top

    • bí jiān

      tip of one's nose

    • tǎ jiān

      the pinnacle of a pagoda

    • zhēn jiān

      needle point

  • 3

    adj.high-pitched; scream; piercing

    • nǐ qù nǎ lǐ la tā jiān shēng wèn dào

      哪里问道

      "Where have you been?" she rasped.

    • tā chòng zhe tā men jiān shēng jiào mà

      他们叫骂

      She was shrieking abuse at them.

    • tā chòng wǒ jiān shēng rǎng

      He screeched at me.

  • 4

    n.the best of its kind; the pick of the bunch

    • jiān huò

      best goods

  • 5

    adj.sharp; keen; acute

    • yǎn jiān

      have sharp eyes

    • ěr duo jiān

      耳朵

      have sharp ears

  • 6

    adj.dialstingy; acrimonious

    • jiān kōu

      stingy

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Chinese Characters with pinyin jiān

  • hard; a heavily fortified point
  • supervise; prison
  • space between; within a definite time or space
  • shoulder; take on
  • simultaneously; hold/do two or more jobs concurrently