指甲油
zhǐ jia yóu
Pinyin

Definition

指甲油
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zhǐ jia yóu
  1. nail polish

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

加油
jiā yóu
  1. 1 to add oil
  2. 2 to top up with gas
  3. 3 to refuel
  4. 4 to accelerate
  5. 5 to step on the gas
  6. 6 (fig.) to make an extra effort
  7. 7 to cheer sb on
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
油
yóu
  1. 1 oil
  2. 2 fat
  3. 3 grease
  4. 4 petroleum
  5. 5 to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
  6. 6 oily
  7. 7 greasy
  8. 8 glib
  9. 9 cunning
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°
酱油
jiàng yóu
  1. 1 soy sauce
中指
zhōng zhǐ
  1. 1 middle finger
加油站
jiā yóu zhàn
  1. 1 gas station
原油
yuán yóu
  1. 1 crude oil
大拇指
Dà mu zhǐ
  1. 1 Tom Thumb (small person in folk tales)
奶油
nǎi yóu
  1. 1 cream
  2. 2 butter
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
戒指
jiè zhi
  1. 1 (finger) ring
手指
shǒu zhǐ
  1. 1 finger
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]
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

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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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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