"Finger" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 shǒu zhǐ finger / CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
 zhǐ finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end
 zhǐ tou finger / toe / CL:個|个[ge4]
 shǒu zhǐ tou fingertip / finger
 bǎ nòng to play with / to finger
 shí zhǐ index finger / (literary) mouths to feed
 zhōng zhǐ middle finger
 wú míng zhǐ ring finger
 xiǎo zhǐ little finger
 xiù shǒu páng guān to watch with folded arms (idiom) / to look on without lifting a finger
 zhǐ fǎ (music) fingering / (TCM) manipulation of acupuncture needles / (keyboard) typing technique / (dance) hand movements / (painting) finger method
 rǎn zhǐ 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
 èr zhǐ index finger
 zhǐ yìn fingerprint / finger mark / thumbprint
 xiǎo mǔ zhǐ little finger / pinkie
 lán huā zhǐ hand gesture in traditional dances (joined thumb and middle finger, the rest extended)
 èn to press (with one's finger or hand)
 rǎn zhǐ chuí xián lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom) / fig. greedy to seize sth
 rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng 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
使 rú bì shǐ zhǐ as the arm moves the finger (idiom) / freely and effortlessly / to have perfect command of
 zhǐ zhǐ diǎn diǎn to gesticulate / to point out / to point the finger of blame
 gū zi finger ring (dialect)
 lún zhǐ circular finger movement (in playing plucked instrument) / strumming
 shì zhǐ index finger
 duī jī zhǐ zhuàng fú bīng finger rafting
 wū lóng zhǐ fat finger error (finance)
 zuò xiǎng to enjoy (the benefit of sth) without lifting a finger / to sit back and enjoy (favorable circumstances)
 èr mu zhǐ index finger
 tǎng yíng to win without needing to even lift a finger / victory presented on a platter
 wú lì bù qǐ zǎo (saying) people don't get up early unless there is some benefit in doing so / won't lift a finger unless there's something in it for oneself
 dòng háo máo to lay a finger on sb / to harm sb in the slightest way
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