Word · Frequency #19276
chinks
中国佬
chinks is the plural of chink.
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
种族歧视用语，贬义，应避免使用
- 1.
A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
裂缝；缝隙
- 2.
A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other; a clink.
叮当声
- 3.
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
(种族歧视)对华裔的冒犯性称呼
- 4.
A chip or dent in something metallic.
缺口；凹痕
- 5.
a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
狭窄的缝隙,如墙板之间的缝隙
- 6.
A vulnerability or flaw in a protection system or in any otherwise formidable system.
漏洞；弱点
- 7.
a short light metallic sound
短促轻微的金属声
裂缝；缝隙；叮当声；(种族歧视)对华裔的冒犯性称呼；缺口；凹痕；狭窄的缝隙,如墙板之间的缝隙
In use
A chink in the old stone wall let a sliver of moonlight through.
She peeped through a chink in the curtain to see who was at the door.
Cold air leaked in through a chink under the window frame.
a chink in sth
也可指弱点或漏洞，如“a chink in someone's armor”表示“某人的薄弱环节”。
There was a small chink in the wall.
墙上有一条小裂缝。
the chink of sth
这是名词用法，表示某物发出的叮当声。
He heard the chink of glasses from the kitchen.
他听到厨房里传来玻璃杯碰撞的叮当声。
sth chinks
主语通常是硬币、玻璃等能发出清脆响声的物体。
Connections
Collocations
- a chink in the armor
- 弱点，软肋
- The data breach exposed a chink in the company's armor.数据泄露暴露了这家公司的软肋。
- a chink of light
- 一线光，一束光
- A chink of light shone through the keyhole.一线光从钥匙孔射进来。
- a chink in the wall
- 墙上的裂缝
- Cold air came through a chink in the wall.冷风从墙上的裂缝吹进来。
- the chink of coins
- 硬币的叮当声
- The chink of coins fell into the hat.硬币落入帽子里的叮当声。
Idioms & figurative uses
- a chink in someone's armor
- （某人的）弱点，软肋The scandal revealed a chink in the CEO's armor.这起丑闻暴露了这位首席执行官的弱点。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象墙上的细缝(chink)透进一丝光，记住它是‘裂缝’，不是大洞。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：racial slur、offensive name-calling chink 在此指对华裔的种族侮辱用语，通常带有强烈冒犯性，多用于歧视或仇恨言论中，应避免使用。
Grammar Note
chink 作“中国人”解时是冒犯性蔑称，切勿使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 chink 押韵，都含 /ɪŋk/：think, pink, sink, link, drink, blink。注意拼写相似的 chin (/tʃɪn/) 和 chunk (/tʃʌŋk/) 发音不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.