大海捞针 dà hǎi lāo zhēn

to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 17382nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
  2. 2. lit. to fish a needle from the sea

Characters

Character Meaning
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
海 hǎi HSK 4
ocean; sea; great number of people or things
捞 lāo HSK 6
to fish up; to dredge up
针 zhēn HSK 4
needle; pin; injection