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Jyutping zi2
Pinyin zhǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. finger
  2. to point at or to
  3. to indicate or refer to
  4. to depend on
  5. to count on
  6. (of hair) to stand on end
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. finger/to point at or to/to indicate or refer to/to depend on/to count on/(of hair) to stand on end/toe
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    手指​、​腳指
    finger; toe
    • 大拇指
      大拇指
      daai6 mou5 zi2
      thumb
    • 食指
      食指
      sik6 zi2
      index finger
    • 中指
      中指
      zung1 zi2
      middle finger
    • 無名指
      无名指
      mou4 ming4 zi2
      ring finger
    • 手指尾
      手指尾
      sau2 zi2 mei1
      little finger
    • 腳指尾
      脚指尾
      goek3 zi2 mei1
      little toe
  2. 語素
    用​喺​市​場​指​數​嘅​簡​稱
    used in the acronym of a market index
    • 恆指
      恒指
      hang4 zi2
      Hang Seng Index
    • 道指
      道指
      dou6 zi2
      Dow Jones Industrial Average
    • 期指
      期指
      kei4 zi2
      futures index
  3. 動詞
    用​手指​、​方向​記號​等​去​標示​某​事物
    to point with a finger; to indicate
    • 個牌指住東面。
      个牌指住东面。
      go3 paai2 zi2 zyu6 dung1 min6.
      The sign is pointing to the east.
  4. 動詞
    指使
    to order
    • 老細指我做呢樣做嗰樣。
      老细指我做呢样做𠮶样。
      lou5 sai3 zi2 ngo5 zou6 nei1 joeng6 zou6 go2 joeng6.
      My boss ordered me to do this and that.
  5. 動詞
    指導
    to give direction or guidance
    • 揾人指條路你行啦。
      揾人指条路你行啦。
      wan2 jan4 zi2 tiu4 lou6 nei5 haang4 laa1.
      Find someone to advise you.
  6. 動詞
    表示​某​意思
    to refer to; to mean that
    • 你知我指邊個㗎喇!
      你知我指边个㗎喇!
      nei5 zi1 ngo5 zi2 bin1 go3 gaa3 laa1!
      You know whom I'm referring to.
    • 我係指佢嘅人格有問題,而唔係佢個樣。
      我系指佢嘅人格有问题,而唔系佢个样。
      ngo5 hai6 zi2 keoi5 ge3 jan4 gaak3 jau5 man6 tai4, ji4 m4 hai6 keoi5 go3 joeng2.
      I mean the problem is with his personality, not his face.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to indicate; to show; to demonstrate
  2. character
    finger
    (syn.) 手指
    • 手指
      手指
      shǒu zhǐ
      finger
  3. character
    to rely on; to depend on
    (syn.) 倚仗, 凭借, 依恃, 赖, 寄, 依歸, 怙恃, 憑仗, 依倚, 凭恃, 憑靠, 凭靠, 仰仗, 歸依, 依託, 仰赖, 依賴, 憑恃, 賴, 展品棒, 依赖, 依仗, 倚靠, 依托, 倚赖, 聊, 倚倚, 凭依, 依附, 憑借, 借助, 依, 仰賴, 仗恃, 倚賴, 依归, 凭仗, 憑依, 归依, 依靠, 凭, 憑
  4. character
    to refer to; to mean
    • 春天指的是冬天後面的那個季節。
      春天指的是冬天后面的那个季节。
      chūn tiān zhǐ de shì dōng tiān hòu miàn de nà ge jì jié .
      Spring refers to the season after winter.
  5. character
    to criticize; to rebuke
  6. character
    Classifier for fingerwidths.
  7. character
    to make one’s hair stand on end
  8. character
    to point; to point out; to aim
    (syn.) 点明, 點明
    • 指出
      指出
      zhǐ chū
      to point out
    • 指人
      指人
      zhǐ rén
      to point at a person
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. finger, toe
  2. point, indicate
  3. Cangjie Input
    QPA
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级词汇表 #916
  2. HSK3 三级汉字表 #282
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #480
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他给我的工作作出了明确指示。
    他給我的工作作出了明確指示。
    tā gěi wǒ de gōng zuò zuò chū le míng què zhǐ shì 。
    • He gave me precise instructions to do the job.
  2. Mandarin
    我对纽约了如指掌。
    我對紐約瞭如指掌。
    wǒ duì niǔ yuē liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng 。
    • I know every inch of New York.
    • I know New York like the back of my hand.
  3. Mandarin
    我的手指冻僵了,以至于无法弹钢琴了。
    我的手指凍僵了,以至於無法彈鋼琴了。
    wǒ de shǒu zhǐ dòng jiāng le , yǐ zhì yú wú fǎ dàn gāng qín le 。
    • My fingers are so numb with cold that I can't play the piano.
  4. Mandarin
    抱歉,请允许我指出上文中的三个错误。
    抱歉,請允許我指出上文中的三個錯誤。
    bào qiàn , qǐng yǔn xǔ wǒ zhǐ chū shàng wén zhòng dì sān gè cuò wù 。
    • Excuse me; allow me to point out three errors in the above article.
    • Excuse me, let me point out three mistakes in the above article.
  5. Mandarin
    我老板把艰巨的任务指派给了我。
    我老闆把艱鉅的任務指派給了我。
    wǒ lǎo bǎn bǎ jiān jù de rèn wu zhǐ pài gěi le wǒ 。
    • My boss assigned the hard job to me.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    㖡,老师呀,黑板上面写𠮶个唔系指数函数,系三角函数嚟个㖞……
    㖡,老師呀,黑板上面寫嗰個唔係指數函數,係三角函數嚟個喎……
    㖡 , lou5 si1 aa3 , hak1 baan2 soeng6 min6 se2 go2 go3 m4 hai6 zi2 sou3 haam4 sou3 , hai6 saam1 gok3 haam4 sou3 lai4 go3 wo5 … …
    • Er, Sir? What's written on the blackboard isn't an exponential function but a trigonometric one ...
  2. Cantonese
    我哋已经玩完㗎喇,俾返只戒指我啦!
    我哋已經玩完㗎喇,俾返隻戒指我啦!
    ngo5 dei2 ji5 ging1 waan2 jyun4 gaa3 laa3 , bei2 faan2 zek3 gaai3 zi2 ngo5 laa1 !
    • It's over between us. Give me back my ring!
  3. Cantonese
    佢应承咗话会送只戒指俾我。
    佢應承咗話會送隻戒指俾我。
    keoi5 jing1 sing4 zo2 waa2 wui2 sung3 zek3 gaai3 zi2 bei2 ngo5 。
    • She's promised to give me a ring.
  4. Cantonese
    个BB喺到吮手指。
    個BB喺到吮手指。
    go3 bi1 bi1 hai2 dou3 syun5 sau2 zi2 。
    • The baby is sucking his finger.
  5. Cantonese
    佢好少搽指甲油。
    佢好少搽指甲油。
    keoi5 hou3 siu2 caa4 zi2 gaap3 jau4 。
    • She seldom uses nail polish.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    指点江山
    指點江山
    zi2 dim2 gong1 saan1
    • to comment on a certain situation, especially a political one, without knowledge about it
  2. Cantonese
    你照住个指示做啦。
    你照住個指示做啦。
    nei5 ziu3 zyu6 go3 zi2 si6 zou6 laa1.
    • Just do it according to the instructions.
  3. Cantonese
    小一入学指引
    小一入學指引
    siu2 jat1 jap6 hok6 zi2 jan5
    • guidance for primary one admission
  4. Cantonese
    指引方向
    指引方向
    zi2 jan5 fong1 hoeng3
    • to direct one's course
  5. Cantonese
    呢套剧集划为PG家长指引节目。
    呢套劇集劃為PG家長指引節目。
    ni1 tou3 kek6 zaap6 waak6 wai4 pi1 zi1 gaa1 zoeng2 zi2 jan5 zit3 muk6.
    • This drama series requires parental guidance.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    蚕吐丝人械嚟整衣服着。(《教话指南 Beginning Cantonese
    蠶吐絲人械嚟整衣服着。(《教話指南 Beginning Cantonese
    Rewritten)》1927)
  2. Cantonese
    天蚕嘅丝系好噤人械嚟整乐器。(《教话指南 Beginning Cantonese
    天蠶嘅絲係好噤人械嚟整樂器。(《教話指南 Beginning Cantonese
    Rewritten)》1927)
  3. Cantonese
    陈正湘判断独立小院内是敌指挥所,果断命令炮兵连射击,由于炮弹紧缺只发射四发炮弹,击毙阿部的是最后一发炮弹。
    陳正湘判斷獨立小院內是敵指揮所,果斷命令炮兵連射擊,由於炮彈緊缺只發射四發炮彈,擊斃阿部的是最後一發炮彈。
  4. Cantonese
    《史记‧孔子世家》记载:「叔梁纥与颜氏女野合而生孔子」,有人认为就系指双方年龄相差太大,唔合礼仪。
    《史記‧孔子世家》記載:「叔梁紇與顏氏女野合而生孔子」,有人認為就係指雙方年齡相差太大,唔合禮儀。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    中国人发明了指南针、火药、造纸和印刷术,叫做中国四大发明。
    中國人發明了指南針、火藥、造紙和印刷術,叫做中國四大發明。
    zhōng guó rén fā míng le zhǐ nán zhēn , huǒ yào , zào zhǐ hé yìn shuā shù , jiào zuò zhōng guó sì dà fā míng .
    • The Chinese invented the compass, gunpowder, papermaking and printing. They are known as the Four Great Chinese Inventions.
  2. Mandarin
    这里的中国是指日本的中国地方,即指本州西部的冈山、广岛、山口、岛根、鸟取5县。
    這裏的中國是指日本的中國地方,即指本州西部的岡山、廣島、山口、島根、鳥取5縣。
    zhè lǐ de zhōng guó shì zhǐ rì běn de zhōng guó dì fāng , jí zhǐ běn zhōu xī bù de gāng shān , guǎng dǎo , shān kǒu , dǎo gēn , niǎo qǔ 5 xiàn .
    • Here, 中國/中国 (Zhōngguó) refers to the Chūgoku region of Japan, or the five prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Shimane, and Tottori that lay in the western region of Honshū.
    • Here, 中國/中国 (Zhōngguó) refers to the Chūgoku region of Japan, or the five prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamagushi, Shimane, and Tottori that lay in the western region of Honshū.
  3. Mandarin
    剪指甲
    剪指甲
    jiǎn zhǐ jia
    • to cut one's nails
  4. Cantonese
    啜手指
    啜手指
    zyut3 sau2 zi2
    • to suck on one's fingers
  5. Cantonese
    只戒指太细喇,戴𠮶时啜实手指。
    只戒指太细喇,戴嗰时啜实手指。
    zek3 gaai3 zi2 taai3 sai3 laa3, daai3 go2 si4 zyut3 sat6 sau2 zi2.
    • The ring is too small. It gets stuck on my finger when I wear it.