jiǎyá 假牙 N dentures
jiǎzhuāng 假装 [comp: 假 false + 装 disguise] V pretend, feign
jiǎ 甲¹ N first
jiǎ 甲² N shell, nail 指甲 zhǐjia finger nail
jià 价 TRAD 價 N price
jiàgé 价格 N price ■ 新汽车价格合理，卖得很 快。Xīn qìchē jiàgé hélǐ, màide hěn kuài. The new
car is reasonably priced and sells quickly.
jiàqián 价钱 [comp: 价 price + 钱 money] N price ■ 价钱太贵，还是不要买吧。Jiàqián tài guì, háishì
bú yào mǎi ba. The price is too high. Don’t buy it. ■ 他只是问一下价钱，没打算买。Tā zhǐshì
wèn yíxià jiàqián, méi dǎsuàn mǎi. He only asked the price and didn’t intend to buy it.
jiàzhí 价值 [comp: 价 price + 值 worth] N value ■ 这些书太旧了，没有多大价值。Zhèxiē shū tài jiù
le, méiyǒu duō dà jiàzhí. These books are too old and do not have much value.
jiàzhíguān 价值观 N values ■ 对不起，我的价 值观和你不一样。Duìbuqǐ, wǒ de jiàzhíguān hé nǐ bù
yíyàng. Sorry, my values are different from yours. 核心价值观 héxīn jiàzhíguān core values
jià 驾 TRAD 駕 V drive, pilot
jiàshǐ 驾驶 V drive, pilot 驾驶轮船 jiàshǐ lúnchuan pilot a ship / 驾驶飞 机 jiàshǐ fēijī pilot a plane / 驾驶汽车
jiàshǐ qìchē drive an automobile
jiàshǐyuán 驾驶员 [suffix: 驾驶 drive, pilot + 员 nominal suffix] N driver, pilot
jià 架 MEASURE WORD (used for machines, aircraft, etc.) 一架客机 yí jià kèjī a passenger plane
jià 嫁 V (of a woman) marry ■ 他们的女儿嫁给了一 个美国人。Tāmen de nǚér jiàgeile yí ge
Měiguórén. Their daughter married an American. ■ 嫁鸡随 鸡，嫁狗随狗。Jià jī suí jī, jià gǒu
suí gǒu. Marry a rooster and you follow a rooster; marry a dog and you follow a dog. (An old
saying meaning that a woman complies with whoever she marries.)
jià 稼 V sow (grain seeds) (See zhuāngjia 庄稼.)
jià 假 N leave of absence, holiday, vacation
jiàqī 假期 [modif: 假 holiday + 期 period] N holiday period, leave ■ 假期你打算做什么？Jiàqī nǐ
dǎsuàn zuò shénme? What do you plan to do during the holidays? ■ 假期的时候，火车飞机都很
挤。Jiàqī de shíhou, huǒchē fēijī dōu hěn jǐ. During the holiday period, trains and planes are all
crowded.
jiàtiáo 假条 [comp: 假 leave + 条 slip] N an application for leave, a leave form ■ 明天家里有 重要的
事不能来上课，这是假条。Míngtiān jiāli yǒu zhòngyào de shì, bù néng lái shàngkè, zhè shì
jiàtiáo. I can’t come to class tomorrow as there’s important family business to attend to. Here’s my
leave application. 病假条 bìngjiàtiáo an application for sick leave, a doctor’s certificate of illness, a
medical certificate ■ 医生给他开了病假条。Yīshēng gěi tā kāile bìngjiàtiáo. The doctor gave him
a medical certificate.
jiān 尖 ADJ sharp, pointed ■ 这孩子耳朵尖，我 们这么小声说话她都听见了。Zhè háizi ěrduo jiān,
wǒmen zhème xiǎoshēng shuōhuà tā dōu tīngjiànle. This child has sharp ears. We talked in such
low voices but she heard us.
jiānduān 尖端 [modif: 尖 sharp, pointed + 端 end] ADJ 1 pointed end 2 sophisticated 尖端产品 jiānduān
chǎnpǐn technologically advanced product / 尖端科学 jiāoduān kēxué sophisticated science / 尖端技术
jiānduān jìshù most advanced technology
jiānruì 尖锐 [comp: 尖 pointed + 锐 sharp] ADJ 1 very sharp, penetrating ■ 多家报纸对政府提 出尖锐
批评。Duō jiā bàozhǐ duì zhèngfǔ tíchū jiānruì pīpíng. Several newspapers made biting criticism
of the government. 2 fierce, uncompromising ■ 他们之间的矛盾很尖锐。Tāmen zhī jiān de
máodùn hěn jiānruì. There is bitter conflict between them.
jiān 坚 TRAD 堅 ADJ hard, firm
jiānchí 坚持 [modif: 坚 firm, firmly + 持 hold] V uphold, persist (in) ■ 不管刮风下雨，他坚持每 天跑
步。Bùguǎn guāfēng xià yǔ, tā jiānchí měi tiān pǎobù. He persists in jogging every day no matter
how wet or windy it is. ■ 尽管大家都不同 意，他仍然坚持自己的观点。Jìnguǎn dàjiā dōu bù
tóngyì, tā réngrán jiānchí zìjǐ de guāndiǎn. Despite everyone’s disagreement, he still holds on to
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