指甲 (zhǐ jia): fingernail

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HSK 7noun

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HSK 4

finger

HSK 5

first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]

She carefully trims her fingernails every week and even paints them with light pink nail polish.

While cooking, I accidentally cut my fingernail and it bled a little.

He bites his fingernails when he's nervous; he's had this habit since childhood.

The doctor gently wiped my fingernail with an alcohol swab to disinfect it.

While moving, I accidentally got my fingernail caught in the door and it hurt for several days.

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