HSK 6 · Science

尖端 jiānduān “cutting-edge” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 尖端 means

  1. cutting-edge
  2. tip
  3. pointed end
  4. sharp pointed end
  5. the cusp
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • tip-top
  • most advanced and sophisticated
  • highest peak

How to say 尖端

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale尖jiān1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale端duān1st tone, high and level

尖端 in a sentence

  1. 这家公司掌握了很多尖端技术。

    Zhè jiā gōngsī zhǎngwò le hěn duō jiānduān jìshù.

    This company has mastered a lot of cutting-edge technology.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 铅笔的尖端断了。

    Qiānbǐ de jiānduān duàn le.

    The tip of the pencil broke.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 尖端 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 尖 (jiān) with each of its parts in a different colour
尖jiānpointed; tapering; sharp
  • 小small · xiǎo
  • 大big · dà
The character 端 (duān) with each of its parts in a different colour
端duāntip; end; extremity
  • 立stand · lìMeaning part
  • 耑specialisedSound part

立 hints at the meaning (stand); 耑 () hints at the sound. Compare it with duān.

How to write 尖端

尖 6 strokes · 端 14 strokes

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尖端 (jiānduān) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 尖端 (jiānduān). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 尖端

Words with 尖

尖锐jiānruì · sharp

Words with 端

端duān · to carry (level with both hands)端正duānzhèng · upright极端jíduān · extreme争端zhēngduān · dispute弊端bìduān · abuse端午节Duānwǔjié · Dragon Boat Festival

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FAQs

尖端 (jiānduān) means “cutting-edge” or “tip”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jiānduān: jiān with a 1st tone, then duān with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 尖端 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jianduan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 尖端 from the suggestions. Typing jianduan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
尖端 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.