jiān
point (of needle)
sharp
shrewd
pointed
jiān zi
best of its kind
cream of the crop
bá jiān
top-notch (colloquial)
to push oneself to the front
jiān ruì
sharp
intense
penetrating
pointed
acute (illness)
Jiān shān
Jianshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang
jiān duān
sharp pointed end
the tip
the cusp
tip-top
most advanced and sophisticated
highest peak
the best
dǐng jiān
peak
apex
world best
number one
finest (competitors)
top (figures in a certain field)
Jiān Shā Zuǐ
Tsim Sha Tsui, urbanized area in Hong Kong
Yóu jiān wàng
Yau Tsim Mong district of Kowloon, Hong Kong
bǐ jiān
nib
pen point
the tip of a writing brush or pencil
zuān niú jiǎo jiān
lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
to bash one's head against a brick wall
a wild goose chase
a blind alley
to split hairs
Jiān shí
Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
jiān lì
sharp
keen
cutting
shrill
piercing
jiān dǐng
pointed object
cusp
pinnacle
steeple
xīn jiān
bottom tip of the heart
fig. innermost feelings
coll. my darling
jiān kè
caustic
biting
piquant
acerbic
vitriolic
acrimonious
Jiān cǎo píng
Jiancaoping district of Taiyuan city 太原市[Tai4 yuan2 shi4], Shanxi
dǐng jiān jí
first class
top
world best
Jiān shí xiāng
Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
Jiān cǎo píng qū
Jiancaoping district of Taiyuan city 太原市[Tai4 yuan2 shi4], Shanxi
dǎ jiān
to stop for a snack while traveling
Jiān zhā
Jianzha county in Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 黃南藏族自治州|黄南藏族自治州[Huang2 nan2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
jiān ruì huà
to intensify
to become acute
to come to a head
chū jiān
out of the ordinary
outstanding
egregious
Jiān shān qū
Jianshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang
Jiān zhā xiàn
Jianzha county in Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 黃南藏族自治州|黄南藏族自治州[Huang2 nan2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
Jiān gé liè dǎo
Senkaku Islands (Japanese name for Diaoyu Islands), also known as the Pinnacle Islands
sān jiān shān zhǐ jiǎn
harringtonine (chemistry)