jiānㄐㄧㄢ
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Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    pointed; tapering; sharp

  2. 2

    (of a sound) shrill; piercing

  3. 3

    (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen

  4. 4

    to make (one's voice) shrill

  5. 5

    sharp point; tip

  6. 6

    the best of sth; the cream of the crop

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我在人來人往的街道上走著,突然聽見一下尖銳的叫聲。

I was walking along the crowded street when all at once I heard a shrill cry.

他踮著腳尖走, 所以沒有人聽到他。

He tiptoed so no one heard him.

肯塔基尖聲叫著"他媽的"。

Kentucky screams "fuck".

突然間她開始用尖銳的聲音大喊。

All at once she began to shout in a shrill voice.

你眼睛好尖啊。

You have very piercing eyes.

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