见缝插针 jiàn fèng chā zhēn

use every bit of time or space

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 93603rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch

Characters

Character Meaning
见 jiàn HSK 1
to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
缝 fèng HSK 6
seam; crack; narrow slit
插 chā HSK 5
to insert; stick in; pierce
针 zhēn HSK 4
needle; pin; injection