剑指 劍指
剑指 劍指 jiàn zhǐ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓˇ gim3 zi2
- (fig.) to target; to set one's sights on (a goal, problem etc)
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剑 劍
- 刻舟求剑 刻舟求劍 kè zhōu qiú jiàn ㄎㄜˋ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hak1 zau1 kau4 gim3 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
- 佩剑 佩劍 pèi jiàn ㄆㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ pui3 gim3 sword
- 刀剑 刀劍 dāo jiàn ㄉㄠ ㄐㄧㄢˋ dou1 gim3 sword
- 利剑 利劍 lì jiàn ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ lei6 gim3 sharp sword
- 剑客 劍客 jiàn kè ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄜˋ gim3 haak3 swordsman
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- 剑尖 劍尖 jiàn jiān ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢ gim3 zim1 point
- 剑川 劍川 Jiàn chuān ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄨㄢ gim3 cyun1 see 剑川县
- 剑柄 劍柄 jiàn bǐng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ gim3 beng3 sword hilt
- 剑标 劍標 jiàn biāo ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄠ gim3 biu1 (typography) dagger (†)
- 剑桥 劍橋 Jiàn qiáo ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ gim3 kiu4 Cambridge
- 剑河 劍河 Jiàn hé ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄜˊ gim3 ho4 see 剑河县
- 剑法 劍法 jiàn fǎ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ gim3 faat3 fencing
- 剑术 劍術 jiàn shù ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋ gim3 seot6 swordsmanship
- 剑身 劍身 jiàn shēn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ gim3 san1 sword blade
- 剑道 劍道 jiàn dào ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ gim3 dou6 kendō (sports)
- 剑阁 劍閣 Jiàn gé ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄜˊ gim3 gok3 see 剑阁县
- 剑鱼 劍魚 jiàn yú ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄩˊ gim3 jyu2 swordfish
- 剑鸻 劍鴴 jiàn héng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄥˊ gim3 hang4 (bird species of China) common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
- 剑麻 劍麻 jiàn má ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ gim3 maa4 sisal hemp
- 剑龙 劍龍 jiàn lóng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ gim3 lung4 stegosaurus
指
- 戒指 jiè zhi ㄐㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄓ gaai3 zi2 (finger) ring
- 手指 shǒu zhǐ ㄕㄡˇ ㄓˇ sau2 zi2 finger
- 指令 zhǐ lìng ㄓˇ ㄌㄧㄥˋ zi2 ling6 to order; to command
- 指出 zhǐ chū ㄓˇ ㄔㄨ zi2 ceot1 to indicate
- 指南 zhǐ nán ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ zi2 naam4 to guide
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- 指向 zhǐ xiàng ㄓˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ zi2 hoeng3 to point towards
- 指定 zhǐ dìng ㄓˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ zi2 ding6 to appoint
- 指导 指導 zhǐ dǎo ㄓˇ ㄉㄠˇ zi2 dou6 to guide; to direct; to instruct
- 指引 zhǐ yǐn ㄓˇ ㄧㄣˇ zi2 jan5 to guide
- 指控 zhǐ kòng ㄓˇ ㄎㄨㄥˋ zi2 hung3 accusation
- 指挥 指揮 zhǐ huī ㄓˇ ㄏㄨㄟ zi2 fai1 to conduct
- 指教 zhǐ jiào ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ zi2 gaau3 to offer advice, guidance, or feedback
- 指数 指數 zhǐ shù ㄓˇ ㄕㄨˋ zi2 sou3 (numerical, statistical) index
- 指望 zhǐ wàng ㄓˇ ㄨㄤˋ zi2 mong6 to count on; to hope for
- 指标 指標 zhǐ biāo ㄓˇ ㄅㄧㄠ zi2 biu1 (production) target; quota
- 指正 zhǐ zhèng ㄓˇ ㄓㄥˋ zi2 zing3 to point out mistakes or weak points for correction
- 指甲 zhǐ jia ㄓˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ zi2 gaap3 fingernail
- 指示 zhǐ shì ㄓˇ ㄕˋ zi2 si6 to point out
- 指纹 指紋 zhǐ wén ㄓˇ ㄨㄣˊ zi2 man4 fingerprint
- 指责 指責 zhǐ zé ㄓˇ ㄗㄜˊ zi2 zaak3 to criticize
Idioms with these characters
- 唇枪舌剑 唇槍舌劍 chún qiāng shé jiàn ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄕㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ seon4 coeng1 sit3 gim3 (idiom) to cross verbal swords; to have a heated verbal exchange
- 刀光剑影 刀光劍影 dāo guāng jiàn yǐng ㄉㄠ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ dou1 gwong1 gim3 jing2 lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom)
- 刀枪剑戟 刀槍劍戟 dāo qiāng jiàn jǐ ㄉㄠ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧˇ (idiom) melee combat weapons of ancient China, such as swords, spears and halberds
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- 剑拔弩张 劍拔弩張 jiàn bá nǔ zhāng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚˊ ㄋㄨˇ ㄓㄤ gim3 bat6 nou5 zoeng1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
- 剑眉星目 劍眉星目 jiàn méi xīng mù ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄇㄨˋ gim3 mei4 sing1 muk6 (idiom) straight, thick, upward-inclined eyebrows and eyes that are bright and full of spirit; striking, handsome features; dashing, heroic appearance
- 刻舟求剑 刻舟求劍 kè zhōu qiú jiàn ㄎㄜˋ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hak1 zau1 kau4 gim3 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
- 口蜜腹剑 口蜜腹劍 kǒu mì fù jiàn ㄎㄡˇ ㄇㄧˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hau2 mat6 fuk1 gim3 lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous
- 琴剑飘零 琴劍飄零 qín jiàn piāo líng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄆㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ kam4 gim3 piu1 ling4 floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
- 项庄舞剑 項莊舞劍 Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hong6 zong1 mou5 gim3 lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 刘邦 (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during the Hongmen feast 鸿门宴 in 206 BC)
- 铸剑为犁 鑄劍為犁 zhù jiàn wéi lí ㄓㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧˊ zyu3 gim3 wai6 lai4 (idiom) to beat swords into plowshares; to turn from war to peace
- 词约指明 詞約指明 cí yuē zhǐ míng ㄘˊ ㄩㄝ ㄓˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ci4 joek3 zi2 ming4 concise but unambiguous (idiom)
- 发指眦裂 髮指眥裂 fà zhǐ zì liè ㄈㄚˋ ㄓˇ ㄗˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ faat3 zi2 zaai6 lit6 hair standing up and eyes wide in anger (idiom); enraged
- 了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄓㄤˇ liu5 jyu4 zi2 zoeng2 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
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- 莅临指导 蒞臨指導 lì lín zhǐ dǎo ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓˇ ㄉㄠˇ lei6 lam4 zi2 dou6 (of a notable person etc) to honor with one's presence and offer guidance (idiom)
- 令人发指 令人髮指 lìng rén fà zhǐ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄚˋ ㄓˇ ling6 jan4 faat3 zi2 (idiom) to make one feel a sense of revulsion; abhorrent; heinous; deeply disturbing
- 屈指可数 屈指可數 qū zhǐ kě shǔ ㄑㄩ ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄨˇ wat1 zi2 ho2 sou3 lit. can be counted on one's fingers (idiom)
- 染指垂涎 rǎn zhǐ chuí xián ㄖㄢˇ ㄓˇ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ jim5 zi2 seoi4 jin4 lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth
- 染指于鼎 染指於鼎 rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng ㄖㄢˇ ㄓˇ ㄩˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ jim5 zi2 jyu1 ding2 lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
- 如臂使指 rú bì shǐ zhǐ ㄖㄨˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˇ ㄓˇ jyu4 bei3 si2 zi2 as the arm moves the finger (idiom)
- 食指大动 食指大動 shí zhǐ dà dòng ㄕˊ ㄓˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ sik6 zi2 daai6 dung6 (idiom) to be excited to dig into the delicious food