尖锐

• Pinyin: jiān ruì
• Desglose de hanzi: 尖 = 小 + 大 (small on top, large on bottom — tapering to a sharp point); 锐 = 钅+ 兑 (metal + exchange/sharp — sharpness of a metal edge)

Significado

Afilado; agudo; incisivo; punzante.

Highly versatile across domains. Describes the sharpness of tools, the piercing quality of sounds, the incisiveness of criticism or questions, and the intensity of contradictions or conflicts. A core academic and journalistic adjective.

Ejemplos

1. 他提出了一个尖锐的问题，让在场的所有官员都陷入了沉默。
2. 双方在会谈中爆发了尖锐的矛盾，谈判一度濒临破裂的边缘。
3. 那只鸟发出一声尖锐的叫声，划破了清晨山谷里的宁静。

Guía de uso

Contexto: journalism, academic writing, social commentary, everyday description

Tono: analytical

Correcto

• 这篇评论文章措辞尖锐、逻辑严密，对当前教育体制中存在的结构性问题进行了深刻的剖析，引发了社会各界的广泛讨论与深度反思。(This commentary article employs sharp and incisive language and tight logic to carry out a profound analysis of the structural problems in the current education system, sparking extensive discussion and deep reflection across all sectors of society.)
• 气候峰会上，发展中国家代表提出了立场尖锐的质疑，直指发达国家的减排拖延。(At the climate summit, representatives of developing countries raised sharp, pointed objections, directly calling out developed countries' delay in cutting emissions.)

Incorrecto

• 尖锐 can describe both literal sharpness (physical objects, sounds) and figurative incisiveness (questions, contradictions, criticism). Do not confuse with 犀利 (sharp/incisive — used specifically for language, wit, or eyes, not for physical objects or sounds).

Origen e historia

尖 (point; tip; sharp — 小 small + 大 large, narrowing to a point) + 锐 (sharp; keen; acute)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal