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指甲
zhǐ jia
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- pinyin
- zhǐ jia
- simplified
- 指甲
- traditional
- 指甲
1 · noun
fingernail
手指末端表面的硬片。
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There was still some blue paint on her fingernails from painting yesterday.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
她的指甲上还留着昨天画画时沾的蓝色。
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