尖
jiān
pointed; tapering; sharp
(of a sound) shrill; piercing; (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen; to make (one's voice) shrill; sharp point; tip; the best of sth; the cream of the crop
这把刀的尖很锋利，切东西很方便。
zhè bǎ dāo de jiān hěn fēng lì，qiē dōng xi hěn fāng biàn。
The tip of this knife is very sharp, making it convenient to cut things.
孩子听到那个尖叫声，吓得躲到了妈妈身后。
hái zi tīng dào nà ge jiān jiào shēng，xià de duǒ dào le mā ma shēn hòu。
When the child heard that shrill scream, he was so scared he hid behind his mother.
Words with 尖
逼尖
bī jiān
to sharpen (one's voice)
针尖儿对麦芒儿
zhēn jiān r duì mài máng r
see 針尖對麥芒|针尖对麦芒[zhen1 jian1 dui4 mai4 mang2]
针尖对麦芒
zhēn jiān duì mài máng
sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)
锥尖
zhuī jiān
point of an awl
钻牛角尖
zuān niú jiǎo jiān
lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
顶尖
dǐng jiān
peak
顶尖儿
dǐng jiān r
erhua variant of 頂尖|顶尖[ding3 jian1]
顶尖级
dǐng jiān jí
first class
风口浪尖
fēng kǒu làng jiān
where the wind and the waves are the fiercest
鼻尖
bí jiān
tip of the nose
三尖杉酯碱
sān jiān shān zhǐ jiǎn
harringtonine (chemistry)
三尖瓣
sān jiān bàn
(anatomy) tricuspid valve