指甲
zhǐ jia
Pinyin

Definition

指甲
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zhǐ jia
  1. fingernail

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

戒指
jiè zhi
  1. 1 (finger) ring
手指
shǒu zhǐ
  1. 1 finger
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]
指
zhǐ
  1. 1 finger
  2. 2 to point at or to
  3. 3 to indicate or refer to
  4. 4 to depend on
  5. 5 to count on
  6. 6 (of hair) to stand on end
指数
zhǐ shù
  1. 1 (numerical, statistical) index
  2. 2 (math.) exponent
  3. 3 index
  4. 4 exponential (function, growth)
指甲
zhǐ jia
  1. 1 fingernail
甲
jiǎ
  1. 1 first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]
  2. 2 (used for an unspecified person or thing)
  3. 3 first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)
  4. 4 letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  5. 5 armor plating
  6. 6 shell or carapace
  7. 7 (of the fingers or toes) nail
  8. 8 bladed leather or metal armor (old)
  9. 9 ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)
  10. 10 civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bǎo jiǎ] system (old)
  11. 11 ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
中指
zhōng zhǐ
  1. 1 middle finger
五指山
Wǔ zhǐ shān
  1. 1 Wuzhi or Mount Five Finger, Hainan
  2. 2 Wuzhishan City, Hainan
大拇指
Dà mu zhǐ
  1. 1 Tom Thumb (small person in folk tales)
弹指
tán zhǐ
  1. 1 a snap of the fingers
  2. 2 a short moment
  3. 3 in a flash
  4. 4 in the twinkling of an eye
意甲
Yì Jiǎ
  1. 1 Serie A, the top division of the Italian football league system
手指头
shǒu zhǐ tou
  1. 1 fingertip
  2. 2 finger
扳指
bān zhǐ
  1. 1 ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring)
拇指
mǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 thumb
  2. 2 big toe
指令
zhǐ lìng
  1. 1 order
  2. 2 command
  3. 3 instruction
指出
zhǐ chū
  1. 1 to indicate
  2. 2 to point out
指南
zhǐ nán
  1. 1 to guide
  2. 2 guidebook
指向
zhǐ xiàng
  1. 1 to point towards
  2. 2 aimed at
  3. 3 facing
  4. 4 the direction indicated
指定
zhǐ dìng
  1. 1 to appoint
  2. 2 to assign
  3. 3 to indicate clearly and with certainty
  4. 4 designated
指导
zhǐ dǎo
  1. 1 to guide
  2. 2 to give directions
  3. 3 to direct
  4. 4 to coach
  5. 5 guidance
  6. 6 tuition
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]

Idioms (20)

一弹指顷
yī tán zhǐ qǐng
  1. 1 a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash
  2. 2 in the twinkling of an eye
了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
  1. 1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
  2. 2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
令人发指
lìng rén fà zhǐ
  1. 1 to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 pitch-dark (idiom)
十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
  1. 1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
  2. 2 to lead a pampered life
如臂使指
rú bì shǐ zhǐ
  1. 1 as the arm moves the finger (idiom)
  2. 2 freely and effortlessly
  3. 3 to have perfect command of
屈指可数
qū zhǐ kě shǔ
  1. 1 can be counted on one's fingers (idiom)
  2. 2 very few
弹指一挥间
tán zhǐ yī huī jiān
  1. 1 in a flash (idiom)
弹指之间
tán zhǐ zhī jiān
  1. 1 a snap of the fingers (idiom); in an instant
  2. 2 in a short moment
  3. 3 in a flash
  4. 4 in the twinkling of an eye
指手划脚
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
  1. 1 to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands
  2. 2 to criticize or give orders summarily
  3. 3 also written 指手畫腳|指手画脚
指手画脚
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
  1. 1 to gesticulate while talking (idiom)
  2. 2 to explain by waving one's hands
  3. 3 to criticize or give orders summarily
指挥有方，人人乐从
zhǐ huī yǒu fāng , rén rén lè cóng
  1. 1 Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom)
指日可待
zhǐ rì kě dài
  1. 1 imminent
  2. 2 just around the corner (idiom)
指桑骂槐
zhǐ sāng mà huái
  1. 1 lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree
  2. 2 fig. to scold sb indirectly
  3. 3 to make oblique accusations (idiom)
指鸡骂狗
zhǐ jī mà gǒu
  1. 1 lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make indirect criticisms
指鹿作马
zhǐ lù zuò mǎ
  1. 1 to take a deer and call it a horse (idiom); deliberate inversion of the truth
指鹿为马
zhǐ lù wéi mǎ
  1. 1 making a deer out to be a horse (idiom); deliberate misrepresentation
指点江山
zhǐ diǎn jiāng shān
  1. 1 to talk idly about important matters (idiom)
  2. 2 to set the world to rights
  3. 3 to pass judgment on everything
枕戈寝甲
zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ
  1. 1 to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom)
  2. 2 to keep ready for battle at all times
染指
rǎn zhǐ
  1. 1 to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
  2. 2 to get a share of the action
  3. 3 abbr. for 染指於鼎|染指于鼎

Sample Sentences

美国：一只穿制服、涂红色指甲油的小猪是机场“减压员”，它的主要工作是给旅客缓解搭乘飞机时的紧张情绪。
Měiguó ：yī zhǐ chuān zhìfú 、tú hóngsè zhǐjiayóu de xiǎozhū shì jīchǎng “jiǎnyā yuán ”，tā de zhǔyào gōngzuò shì gěi lu:3kè huǎnjiě dāchéng fēijī shí de jǐnzhāng qíngxù 。
United States: A pig in uniform and red nail polish is an airport "de-stress officer", whose main job is to ease the tension of passengers when flying.
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不可以，指甲剪也还是剪刀。
bù kěyǐ ，zhǐjiajiǎn yě háishi jiǎndāo 。
No, nail clippers are still a kind of cutting blade.
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指甲剪可以上飞机吗？不尖的。
zhǐjiajiǎn kěyǐ shàng fēijī ma ？bù jiān de 。
Can I take my nail clippers on the plane with me? They’re not sharp.
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这么神奇！果然是地球人已经无法阻止他们的服务了。什么送蛋糕唱生日歌啦，送孕妇婴儿画报啦，给女客人做指甲啦，都不算什么了。
zhème shénqí ！guǒrán shì dìqiúrén yǐjīng wúfǎ zǔzhǐ tāmen de fúwù le 。shénme sòng dàngāo chàng shēngrìgē la ，sòng yùnfù yīngér huàbào la ，gěi nǚkèrén zuò zhījia la ，dōu bùsuàn shénme le 。
That's so strange! It turns out that now there's nothing we people of the world can do to stop their services. Giving a birthday cake and singing a birthday song, giving pregnant women pictures of cute babies, giving female customers manicures, it's all considered normal.
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剪指甲
jiǎn zhǐjia
to cut fingernails
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中国的学校还规定一定要剪指甲。
Zhōngguó de xuéxiào hái guīdìng yīdìng yào jiǎn zhǐjia 。
Chinese schools also require you to cut your nails.
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别怕，不会痛的。这样能让你的指甲更光滑。
bié pà ，bù huì tòng de 。zhèyàng néng ràng nǐ de zhǐjia gèng guānghuá 。
Don't be scared, it won't hurt. This way your nails will become more smooth and glossy.
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好了。接下来要涂指甲油了。再帮你修一下。
hǎo le 。jiē xiàlái yào tú zhǐjiayóu le 。zài bāng nǐ xiū yīxià 。
Finished. Next we have to apply the nail polish. Then, I'll fix them up for you a bit.
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