指

zhǐ

finger, fingerbreadth; digit, point at; point to, indicate; point out; refer to, depend on; count on, (of hair) stand

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depend on; digit; finger; indicate; point

【医】 dactyl; dactylo-; dactylus; digit; digiti; digiti manus; digitus

finger

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depend on; digit; finger; indicate; point

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zhǐ

n. digital, finger, digit

zhǐ

v. point, direct, indicate, depend

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zhi3

finger, to point at or to, to indicate or refer to, to depend on, to count on, (of hair) to stand on end

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1) 指

zhǐ

名

（手指头） finger:

拇指 thumb;

食指 index finger;

中指 the middle finger;

无名指 ring finger;

小手指 the little finger

量

（一个手指头的宽度） fingerbreadth; digit:

一指宽 one fingerbreadth wide; a digit wide;

下了四指雨。 We had about three inches of rain.

动

（对着; 向着） point at; point to:

指天盟誓 swear by the heaven and sun as witness;

他指了指村子所在的方向。 He pointed to where the village lay.

用手指指人是很失礼的。 It's rude to point your fingers at people.

（头发直立） bristle:

令人发指 make sb. bristle with anger

（指点） indicate; demonstrate; show; point out:

指出地图上的位置 indicate the position on a map;

指给他寻问的去处 show him the way he asked;

指出他的缺点 point out his shortcomings;

可否把你的行李指给我们检查? Would you mind pointing out your luggage for inspection?

（意思上指着） refer to; direct at:

那句话不是指她说的。 That remark does not refer to (direct at) her.

（仰仗;依靠） count on; depend on; rely on:

就指着工资生活呢 depend on the wages for living;

单指一个人是不能把事情做好的。 You can't just count upon one single person to get the work done properly.

另见 zhī; zhí。

2) 指

zhí

（构词成分）见下。另见zhī; zhǐ。

3) 指

zhī

（构词成分）见下。另见 zhí; zhǐ。

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指|指 [zhǐ] ► finger ► to point at or to ► to indicate or refer to ► to depend on ► to count on ► (of hair) to stand on end