尖

逼尖

bī jiān

to sharpen (one's voice)

针尖儿对麦芒儿

zhēn jiān r duì mài máng r

see 針尖對麥芒|针尖对麦芒[zhen1 jian1 dui4 mai4 mang2]

针尖对麦芒

zhēn jiān duì mài máng

sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)

锥尖

zhuī jiān

point of an awl

钻牛角尖

zuān niú jiǎo jiān

lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem

顶尖

dǐng jiān

peak

顶尖儿

dǐng jiān r

erhua variant of 頂尖|顶尖[ding3 jian1]

顶尖级

dǐng jiān jí

first class

风口浪尖

fēng kǒu làng jiān

where the wind and the waves are the fiercest

鼻尖

bí jiān

tip of the nose

三尖杉酯碱

sān jiān shān zhǐ jiǎn

harringtonine (chemistry)

三尖瓣

sān jiān bàn

(anatomy) tricuspid valve