Definition & Meaning

1.be piled high above the brim; be packed to bursting

2.be a little over; a little more than

3.preeminent; stand out; be conspicuous

4.begin to crop/pop up; begin to show the symptom of a trend

Word usage

Words with mao jian

mào jiān

冒 尖

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1
v.be piled high above the brim; be packed to bursting
- kuāng zhōng de xīn xiān shì zi zhuāng de mào jiān le
  筐中的新鲜柿子装得冒尖了。
  The basket is piled high with fresh persimmons.
- luó kuāng li de cài dōu zhuāng mào jiān le
  箩筐里的菜都装冒尖了。
  The basket was packed to bursting with vegetables.
2
v.be a little over; a little more than
- tā fù qīn liù shí gāng mào jiān
  他父亲六十刚冒尖。
  His father is just over 60 years old.
- sì gōng jīn mào jiān
  四公斤冒尖
  just over four kilograms
- liǎng mǐ mào jiān
  两米冒尖
  slightly over two meters
3
v.preeminent; stand out; be conspicuous
- mào jiān rén wù
  冒尖人物
  conspicuous figure
- tā ài mào jiān
  她爱冒尖。
  She is too pushy.
- xué xí mào jiān
  学习冒尖
  be top of the class
4
v.begin to crop/pop up; begin to show the symptom of a trend
- bù liáng qīng xiàng yī mào jiān jiù bù yào fàng guò tā
  不良倾向一冒尖就不要放过它。
  Watch out for harmful tendencies and deal with them the moment they crop up.
synonym
mào yá冒芽

Word usage

Separable word
"冒" and "尖" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 碗里的米饭太多，都冒了尖。
  The bowl was packed to bursting with rice.

Chinese words with pinyin mao jian

máo jiān毛尖type of green tea made using carefully selected leaves from high-quality tea plants

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