针 zhēn

needle; pin; tack; acupuncture

HSK 4 #1116

DEFINITIONS

  • needle
  • pin
  • tack
  • acupuncture
  • needle
  • pin
  • injection
  • stitch
  • CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
  • variant of 針|针[zhen1], needle

STROKES

WORDS

表针 biǎo zhēn hand of a clock
二百方针 èr bǎi fāng zhēn see 雙百方針|双百方针[shuang1 bai3 fang1 zhen1]
做针线 zuò zhēn xiàn to do needlework
八字方针 bā zì fāng zhēn the eight-character slogan for the economic policy proposed by 李富春[Li3 Fu4 chun1] in 1961: 調整、鞏固、充實、提高|调整、巩固、充实、提高 "adjust, consolidate, enrich and improve"; a policy expressed as an eight-character slogan
反时针 fǎn shí zhēn counterclockwise
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针 zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn ， tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.; cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently
大政方针 dà zhèng fāng zhēn major policy of the national government
定海神针 dìng hǎi shén zhēn another name for 金箍棒[jin1 gu1 bang4]; (fig.) stabilizing force
定风针 dìng fēng zhēn wind vane; anemometer; weathercock
引线穿针 yǐn xiàn chuān zhēn a pull-through to thread a needle; fig. to act as go-between
指北针 zhǐ běi zhēn compass
晕针 yùn zhēn to faint during acupuncture or injection
毒针 dú zhēn to inject poison
毫针 háo zhēn acupuncture needle
注射针 zhù shè zhēn needle; hypodermic needle
注射针头 zhù shè zhēn tóu see 注射針|注射针[zhu4 she4 zhen1]
海底捞针 hǎi dǐ lāo zhēn see 大海撈針|大海捞针[da4 hai3 lao1 zhen1]
灰喉针尾雨燕 huī hóu zhēn wěi yǔ yàn (bird species of China) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
无针注射器 wú zhēn zhù shè qì jet injector
留针 liú zhēn to leave an inserted needle in place for a period of time (acupuncture)
白喉针尾雨燕 bái hóu zhēn wěi yǔ yàn (bird species of China) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
砭针 biān zhēn remonstrance; admonition
磨杵成针 mó chǔ chéng zhēn to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently
穿针走线 chuān zhēn zǒu xiàn thread a needle
缝针 féng zhēn a stitch; surgical stitches
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