尖锐
jiānruì
sharp; acute; penetrating
Characters in this word
锐 ruì
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 兑 to exchange
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 记者提出的尖锐问题迫使发言人正面回应污染数据造假的指控。 Jìzhě tíchū de jiānruì wèntí pòshǐ fāyánrén zhèngmiàn huíyìng wūrǎn shùjù zàojiǎ de zhǐkòng. The reporter's sharp question forced the spokesperson to respond directly to accusations of falsified pollution data.
- 远处传来一声尖锐的哨声。 Yuǎnchù chuánlái yì shēng jiānruì de shàoshēng. A piercing whistle came from far away.
- 他对这件事的批评很尖锐，一点儿也不客气。 Tā duì zhè jiàn shì de pīpíng hěn jiānruì, yìdiǎnr yě bú kèqi. His criticism of the matter was sharp and not polite at all.
Related words
- 尖 jiān sharp, pointed; tip
- 顶尖 dǐngjiān top; leading; cutting-edge
- 尖端 jiānduān cutting-edge; most advanced; tip
- 敏锐 mǐnruì keen; sharp; acute
- 抨击 pēngjī to criticise sharply; to attack verbally
- 生硬 shēngyìng stiff; unnatural
- 可谓 kěwèi it may be said; can be called
- 笼统 lǒngtǒng vague; general; sweeping
- 堪称 kānchēng to be worthy of being called
- 宽泛 kuānfàn broad; wide-ranging; vague
- 冗长 rǒngcháng lengthy and tedious; verbose
- 啰唆 luōsuo long-winded; verbose; troublesome