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jiān pointed; tapering; sharp / (of a sound) shrill; piercing / (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen / to make (one's voice) shrill / sharp point; tip / the best of sth; the cream of the crop
树梢 shù shāo the tip of a tree; treetop
尖端 jiān duān sharp pointed end / the tip / the cusp / tip-top / most advanced and sophisticated / highest peak / the best
心尖 xīn jiān bottom tip of the heart / fig. innermost feelings / coll. my darling
鼻头 tóu tip of the nose / (dialect) nose
足尖 jiān tip of the foot / toes
笔锋 fēng the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch
miǎo the limit / tip of branch
鼻尖 jiān tip of the nose
笔尖 jiān nib / pen point / the tip of a writing brush or pencil
偏锋 piān fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at a low angle, so that the tip of the brush runs along the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] and 側鋒|侧锋[ce4feng1]) / (fig.) unorthodox or improper way of doing things
舍本逐末 shě běn zhú to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom) / to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
准头 zhǔn tóu (physiognomy) the tip of the nose
骨朵 duǒ club (ancient stick-like weapon with a melon-shaped enlargement at the tip) / (flower) bud
及锋而试 fēng ér shì lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak
眉端 méi duān tip of the eyebrows / top margin on a page
顶芽 dǐng terminal bud (growing at the tip of a plant)
对火 duì huǒ to use the tip of another person’s lit cigarette to light one's own
垦丁 Kěn dīng Kenting, a national park on the southern tip of Taiwan, popular as a tourist destination (abbr. for 墾丁國家公園|垦丁国家公园[Ken3 ding1 Guo2 jia1 Gong1 yuan2])
侧锋 fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at an oblique angle, so that the tip of the brush runs near the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] and 偏鋒|偏锋[pian1feng1])
尾梢 wěi shāo the tip / the end / the very end
走偏锋 zǒu piān fēng to write with the tip of the brush tilted / (fig.) to resort to devious means
秤砣虽小压千斤 chèng tuó suī xiǎo qiān jīn although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom) / apparently insignificant details can have a large impact / for want of a nail the battle was lost
舌尖前音 shé jiān qián yīn alveolar / consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge
舌尖音 shé jiān yīn apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)


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