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Definitions

  1. 1. needle
  2. 2. pin
  3. 3. injection
  4. 4. stitch

Words Containing 针

打针
dǎ zhēn

to give or have an injection

指南针
zhǐ nán zhēn

compass

方针
fāng zhēn

policy

针对
zhēn duì

to target

针灸
zhēn jiǔ

acupuncture and moxibustion

针锋相对
zhēn fēng xiāng duì

to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat

一针见血
yī zhēn jiàn xiě

lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)

二百方针
èr bǎi fāng zhēn

see 雙百方針|双百方针[shuāng bǎi fāng zhēn]

做针线
zuò zhēn xiàn

to do needlework

八字方针
bā zì fāng zhēn

a policy expressed as an eight-character slogan

分针
fēn zhēn

minute hand (of a clock)

别针
bié zhēn

pin

加强针
jiā qiáng zhēn

(vaccine) booster shot

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.

唱针
chàng zhēn

stylus (gramophone needle)

回形针
huí xíng zhēn

paper clip

大政方针
dà zhèng fāng zhēn

major policy of the national government

大海捞针
dà hǎi lāo zhēn

lit. to fish a needle from the sea

如坐针毡
rú zuò zhēn zhān

lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom)

定海神针
dìng hǎi shén zhēn

another name for 金箍棒[jīn gū bàng]

定风针
dìng fēng zhēn

wind vane

引线穿针
yǐn xiàn chuān zhēn

to thread a needle

强心针
qiáng xīn zhēn

heart-strengthening shot

扎针
zhā zhēn

to give or have an acupuncture treatment

打吊针
dǎ diào zhēn

to put sb on an intravenous drip

指北针
zhǐ běi zhēn

compass

指针
zhǐ zhēn

pointer on a gauge

探针
tàn zhēn

probe

撞针
zhuàng zhēn

firing pin

时针
shí zhēn

hand of a clock

晕针
yùn zhēn

to faint during acupuncture or injection

曲别针
qū bié zhēn

paper clip

毒针
dú zhēn

to inject poison

毛线针
máo xiàn zhēn

knitting needle

毫针
háo zhēn

acupuncture needle

注射针
zhù shè zhēn

needle

注射针头
zhù shè zhēn tóu

see 注射針|注射针[zhù shè zhēn]

海底捞针
hǎi dǐ lāo zhēn

see 大海撈針|大海捞针[dà hǎi lāo zhēn]

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
砭针
biān zhēn

remonstrance

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

秒针
miǎo zhēn

second hand (of a clock)

穿针
chuān zhēn

to thread a needle

穿针引线
chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn

lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between

穿针走线
chuān zhēn zǒu xiàn

to thread a needle

绵里藏针
mián lǐ cáng zhēn

lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom)

缝衣针
féng yī zhēn

sewing needle

缝针
féng zhēn

a stitch

缝针
fèng zhēn

needle

缝针迹
féng zhēn jì

seam

总方针
zǒng fāng zhēn

general policy

耳针
ěr zhēn

auriculotherapy (ear acupuncture)

胸针
xiōng zhēn

brooch

见缝插针
jiàn fèng chā zhēn

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

订书针
dìng shū zhēn

staple

回纹针
huí wén zhēn

paper clip

逆时针
nì shí zhēn

anticlockwise

避雷针
bì léi zhēn

lightning rod

金针
jīn zhēn

acupuncture needle

金针花
jīn zhēn huā

orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva)

针具
zhēn jù

acupuncture needle

针刺
zhēn cì

to prick with a needle

针刺麻醉
zhēn cì má zuì

acupuncture anesthesia

针剂
zhēn jì

fluid loaded into a syringe for a hypodermic injection

针剂瓶
zhēn jì píng

ampoule

针孔
zhēn kǒng

pinhole

针孔摄影机
zhēn kǒng shè yǐng jī

pinhole camera (for espionage, voyeurism etc)

针对性
zhēn duì xìng

focus

针尖对麦芒
zhēn jiān duì mài máng

sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)

针尾沙锥
zhēn wěi shā zhuī

(bird species of China) pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura)

针尾绿鸠
zhēn wěi lǜ jiū

(bird species of China) pin-tailed green pigeon (Treron apicauda)

针尾鸭
zhēn wěi yā

(bird species of China) northern pintail (Anas acuta)

针扎
zhēn zhā

pincushion

针毡
zhēn zhān

needle felting (craft)

针法
zhēn fǎ

stitch

针状
zhēn zhuàng

needle-shaped

针眼
zhēn yǎn

eye of a needle

针眼
zhēn yan

(medicine) sty

针砭
zhēn biān

to critique

针箍
zhēn gū

thimble

针管
zhēn guǎn

syringe

针线
zhēn xiàn

needle and thread

针线活
zhēn xiàn huó

needlework

针线活计
zhēn xiàn huó jì

needlework

针线箔篱
zhēn xiàn bó lí

wicker sewing basket (dialect)

针织
zhēn zhī

knitting

针织品
zhēn zhī pǐn

knitwear

针叶
zhēn yè

needle-leaved (tree)

针叶林
zhēn yè lín

needle-leaved forest

针叶植物
zhēn yè zhí wù

needle-leaved plant (e.g. pine tree)

针叶树
zhēn yè shù

conifer

针头线脑
zhēn tóu xiàn nǎo

needle and thread

针鱼
zhēn yú

saury fish (family Scomberesocidae)

针麻
zhēn má

acupuncture anesthesia

针鼢
zhēn fén

echidna

针鼹
zhēn yǎn

echidna

针鼻
zhēn bí

the eye of a needle

钩针
gōu zhēn

crochet hook

表针
biǎo zhēn

hand of a clock

铁杵成针
tiě chǔ chéng zhēn

see 磨杵成針|磨杵成针[mó chǔ chéng zhēn]

双百方针
shuāng bǎi fāng zhēn

refers to 百花運動|百花运动[bǎi huā yùn dòng] with its slogan 百花齊放,百家爭鳴|百花齐放,百家争鸣

顶针
dǐng zhēn

thimble

顺时针
shùn shí zhēn

clockwise

预防针
yù fáng zhēn

immunization injection

飞针走线
fēi zhēn zǒu xiàn

flying needle and running seam (idiom); skillful needlework

骨针
gǔ zhēn

spicule (in biology)

鼻针疗法
bí zhēn liáo fǎ

nose-acupuncture therapy