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- finger
- to point at or to
- to indicate or refer to
- to depend on
- to count on
- (of hair) to stand on end
- stock market index
- share price index
- abbr. for 股票指數|股票指数[gu3 piao4 zhi3 shu4]
Trad. 頤指
- to order with the chin
- to indicate what one wants by facial gesture
Trad. 劍指
- (fig.) to target; to set one's sights on (a goal, problem etc)
- ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
- Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down
- also known as self-explanatory character
Trad. 輪指
- circular finger movement (in playing plucked instrument)
- strumming
Trad. 納指
- NASDAQ
- National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations, a computerized data system to provide brokers with price quotations for securities traded over the counter
- (law) residential surveillance at a designated location (PRC legal measure confining suspects to government-assigned residences under continuous monitoring) (abbr. for 指定居所監視居住|指定居所监视居住[zhi3 ding4 ju1 suo3 jian1 shi4 ju1 zhu4])
Trad. 指揮
- to conduct
- to command
- to direct
- conductor (of an orchestra)
- CL:個|个[ge4]
Trad. 指數
- (numerical, statistical) index
- (math.) exponent
- index
- exponential (function, growth)
- to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
- to get a share of the action
- abbr. for 染指於鼎|染指于鼎
Trad. 指標
- (production) target; quota
- index; indicator
- sign; signpost
- (computing) pointer
Trad. 指檢
- (medicine) digital examination (of a patient's rectum, vagina etc)
- (music) fingering
- (TCM) manipulation of acupuncture needles
- (keyboard) typing technique
- (dance) hand movements
- (painting) finger method
- ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring)
- Advanced Subjects Test, university entrance exam that assesses candidates’ higher level knowledge of specific subjects and their readiness to study in their selected academic discipline (Tw)
- abbr. for 大學入學指定科目考試|大学入学指定科目考试[Da4 xue2 Ru4 xue2 Zhi3 ding4 Ke1 mu4 Kao3 shi4]
- Dow Jones Industrial Average (abbr. for 道瓊斯指數|道琼斯指数[Dao4 Qiong2 si1 Zhi3 shu4])
Trad. 指點
- to point out
- to indicate
- to give directions
- to show how (to do sth)
- to censure
- to pick at
- a snap of the fingers
- a short moment
- in a flash
- in the twinkling of an eye
- ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
- Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down
- also known as self-explanatory character
Trad. 指南宮
- Zhinan Temple, Taoist temple in the hills of Muzha 木柵|木栅[Mu4 zha4], Taipei
Trad. 指南車
- a mechanical compass invented by Zu Chongzhi 祖沖之|祖冲之
Trad. 指導員
- instructor
- coach
- political instructor (in the PLA)
Trad. 指導者
- coach; mentor; counselor; instructor; director; guide; conductor
Trad. 指導課
- tutorial
- period of tuition for one or two students
- Wuzhi Mountain (1,840 m), highest mountain in Hainan
- Wuzhishan City, Hainan
Trad. 瞎指揮
- to give nonsensical instructions
- to issue orders out of ignorance
Trad. 蘭花指
- hand gesture in traditional dances (joined thumb and middle finger, the rest extended)
Trad. 瞭如指掌
- variant of 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3]
Trad. 頤指氣使
- lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture
- arrogant and bossy
Trad. 頤指風使
- lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture
- arrogant and bossy
Trad. 股票指數
- stock market index
- share price index
- as the arm moves the finger (idiom)
- freely and effortlessly
- to have perfect command of
Trad. 一彈指頃
- a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash
- in the twinkling of an eye
Trad. 矛頭指向
- to target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc)
Trad. 髮指眥裂
- hair standing up and eyes wide in anger (idiom); enraged
- in a towering rage
Trad. 食指大動
- (idiom) to be excited to dig into the delicious food
Trad. 指手劃腳
- to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands
- to criticize or give orders summarily
- also written 指手畫腳|指手画脚
Trad. 指手畫腳
- to gesticulate while talking (idiom)
- to explain by waving one's hands
- to criticize or give orders summarily
Trad. 指指點點
- to gesticulate
- to point out
- to point the finger of blame
- to count as number one (idiom); second to none
- outstanding
- lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth
Trad. 染指於鼎
- lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
- to get a share of the action
Trad. 指桑罵槐
- lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree
- fig. to scold sb indirectly
- to make oblique accusations (idiom)
Trad. 指腹為婚
- to propose the future marriage of two unborn babies on condition that one turns out to be a boy, and the other, a girl (idiom)
Trad. 指雞罵狗
- lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom)
- fig. to make indirect criticisms
Trad. 指鹿作馬
- to take a deer and call it a horse (idiom); deliberate inversion of the truth
Trad. 指鹿為馬
- making a deer out to be a horse (idiom); deliberate misrepresentation
Trad. 指點江山
- to talk idly about important matters (idiom)
- to set the world to rights
- to pass judgment on everything
Trad. 指點迷津
- to show sb how to get to the right path
- to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
- to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
Trad. 均線指標
- moving average index (used in financial analysis)
Trad. 語音指令
- speech command (for computer speech recognition)
Trad. 令人髮指
- (idiom) to make one feel a sense of revulsion; abhorrent; heinous; deeply disturbing
Trad. 恒生指數
- Hang Seng Index (Hong Kong stock market index)
Trad. 屈指可數
- lit. can be counted on one's fingers (idiom)
- fig. very few
Trad. 蒞臨指導
- (of a notable person etc) to honor with one's presence and offer guidance (idiom)
Trad. 豎起大拇指
- to give a thumbs-up
- to express one's approval
Trad. 道瓊斯指數
- Dow Jones Industrial Average
Trad. 巨無霸指數
- Big Mac Index, a measure of the purchasing power parity (PPP) between currencies