Chinese–EnglishWith examples
甲
jiǎ · jia
Same in simplified and traditional Chinese
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
- (used for an unspecified person or thing)
- first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)
- letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
- armor plating
- shell or carapace
- (of the fingers or toes) nail
- bladed leather or metal armor (old)
- ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)
- civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 system (old)
- ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
In a sentence
2 examples01
甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜。
One man's meat is another man's poison.
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02
合同由甲方和乙方共同签字。
The contract is signed jointly by Party A and Party B.
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