尖
锐

Sharp in Chinese: 尖锐 (jiān ruì)

jiān ruì

sharp

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 尖銳1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1sharp
  2. 2intense
  3. 3penetrating
  4. 4pointed
  5. 5acute (illness)

Stroke order

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尖
锐

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄢ

jiān

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄖㄨㄟˋ

ruì

ㄖ/ rㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

尖锐

Simplified

尖銳

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他提出的问题非常尖锐。

    tā tí chū de wèn tí fēi cháng jiān ruì。

    The question he raised was very sharp.

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Related words

尖

jiān

pointed

顶尖

dǐng jiān

peak

尖端

jiān duān

sharp pointed end

敏锐

mǐn ruì

keen

肩膀

jiān bǎng

shoulder

艰巨

jiān jù

arduous

煎

jiān

to pan fry

浇

jiāo

to pour liquid

狡猾

jiǎo huá

crafty

戒烟

jiè yān

to give up smoking

戒指

jiè zhi

(finger) ring

借口

jiè kǒu

to use as an excuse

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