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尖

jiān · jian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. pointed; tapering; sharp
  2. (of a sound) shrill; piercing
  3. (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen
  4. to make (one's voice) shrill
  5. sharp point; tip
  6. the best of sth; the cream of the crop
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Not too sharp

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)铅笔(qiānbǐ)尖(jiān)断(duàn)了(le)。

    The tip of my pencil broke.

  2. Liangliang

    笔尖(bǐjiān)太(tài)细(xì)了(le)，用力(yònglì)就(jiù)会(huì)断(duàn)。

    The tip is too thin. It breaks when you press.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)有(yǒu)卷笔刀(juǎnbǐdāo)吗(ma)？

    Do you have a pencil sharpener?

  4. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)，我(wǒ)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)削(xiāo)尖(jiān)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Yes, I will sharpen it a bit more for you.

  5. Dengdeng

    别(bié)太(tài)尖(jiān)，会(huì)扎(zhā)手(shǒu)。

    Not too sharp. It will prick my hand.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)一会儿(yīhuìr)要(yào)尖(jiān)，一会儿(yīhuìr)又(yòu)不要(bùyào)尖(jiān)，我(wǒ)去(qù)买(mǎi)新(xīn)的(de)吧(ba)。

    One moment you want it sharp, the next you do not. I will go buy a new one.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)支(zhī)铅(qiān)笔(bǐ)的(de)尖(jiān)断(duàn)了(le)，没(méi)法(fǎ)写(xiě)字(zì)。

The tip of this pencil broke, so I can't write.

02

她(tā)突(tū)然(rán)发(fā)出(chū)一(yì)声(shēng)尖(jiān)叫(jiào)，把(bǎ)大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)吓(xià)到(dào)了(le)。

She suddenly let out a sharp scream, which startled everyone.

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