尖子

jiānzi

noun #25,086

Meanings

1 top student
2 the best of its kind
3 cream of the crop
4 elite

Characters

sharp / pointed / tip

suffix for nouns / person

Examples

她是全校的尖子生，每次考试都第一。

Tā shì quán xiào de jiānzǐ shēng, měi cì kǎoshì dōu dì yī.

She is the top student in the school, always ranking first on every exam.

公司从大学里招募了一批尖子。

Gōngsī cóng dàxué lǐ zhāomù le yī pī jiānzǐ.

The company recruited a batch of top graduates from universities.

Tips

usage

尖子 comes from 尖 (sharp/pointed) — the sharpest tip stands above the rest. 尖子生 (jiānzishēng) specifically means top student. Can also describe the best example of any category.

Stroke Order

尖 jiān

子 zǐ