指
甲

Fingernail in Chinese: 指甲 (zhǐ jia)

zhǐ jia

fingernail

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Definitions

  1. 1fingernail

Stroke order

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指
甲

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄓˇ

zhǐ

ㄓ/ zhˇ/ third tone

˙ㄐㄧㄚ

jia

˙/ neutral toneㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄚ/ a

Example sentences

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  • 她的指甲涂成了红色。

    tā de zhǐ jia tú chéng le hóng sè。

    She painted her fingernails red.

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Related words

指

zhǐ

finger

甲

jiǎ

first of the ten Heavenly Stems 干

戒指

jiè zhi

(finger) ring

手指

shǒu zhǐ

finger

指导

zhǐ dǎo

to guide

指挥

zhǐ huī

to conduct

指出

zhǐ chū

to indicate

指标

zhǐ biāo

(production) target

指示

zhǐ shì

to point out

指责

zhǐ zé

to criticize

指定

zhǐ dìng

to appoint

指数

zhǐ shù

(numerical, statistical) index

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