See also: 尖锐 and 尖鋭

Chinese

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point (of needle); sharp; shrewd
point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed
 
acute
trad. (尖銳/尖鋭) /
simp. (尖锐)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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尖銳

  1. (of a blade) sharp; sharp-edged; keen
  2. (of thinking, vision, etc.) sharp; acute; keen
    問題非常尖銳 [MSC, trad.]
    问题非常尖锐 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā kàn wèntí fēicháng jiānruì. [Pinyin]
    He has keen insight into problems.
  3. intense; fierce; strong
  4. incisive; penetrating
  5. shrill; piercing

Synonyms

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  • (sharp):
  • (keen):
  • (intense):
  • (incisive):
  • (shrill):

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (尖銳):
  • Japanese: 尖鋭(せんえい) (sen'ei)
  • Korean: 첨예(尖銳) (cheomye)