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"needle" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
缝针 縫針 fèng zhēn needle
注射针 注射針 zhù shè zhēn needle / hypodermic needle
Chinese Pinyin Translation
针眼 針眼 zhēn yǎn eye of a needle / pinprick / pinhole syn
得气 得氣 dé qì "to obtain qi", the sensation of electrical tingling, numbness, soreness etc at the meridian where accupuncture needle is inserted
针刺 針刺 zhēn cì to prick with a needle / to treat by acupuncture syn
引线 引線 yǐn xiàn fuse (for an explosive device) / electrical lead / intermediary / catalyst / (dialect) sewing needle syn
穿刺 chuān cì (medicine) to puncture / to do a needle biopsy syn
银针 銀針 yín zhēn silver needle (fine needle used in acupuncture)
金针 金針 jīn zhēn needle used in embroidery or sewing / acupuncture needle / orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva) syn
针线 針線 zhēn xiàn needle and thread / needlework syn
穿针引线 穿針引線 chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn lit. to thread a needle (idiom) / fig. to act as a go-between syn
见缝插针 見縫插針 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 syn
大海捞针 大海撈針 dà hǎi lāo zhēn lit. to fish a needle from the sea / to find a needle in a haystack (idiom) syn
松针 鬆針 sōng zhēn pine needle
针叶 針葉 zhēn yè needle-leaved (tree)
针状 針狀 zhēn zhuàng needle-shaped
钩针 鉤針 gōu zhēn crochet hook / crochet needle
针叶林 針葉林 zhēn yè lín needle-leaved forest
梦溪笔谈 夢溪筆談 mèng xī bǐ tán Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo 沈括[Shen3 Kuo4], book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass
绵里藏针 綿裡藏針 mián lǐ cáng zhēn lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) / fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance / a wolf in sheep's clothing / an iron fist in a velvet glove syn
针 鍼 zhēn variant of 針|针[zhen1], needle syn
纫 紉 rèn to thread (a needle) / to sew / to stitch / (literary) very grateful syn
砭 biān ancient stone acupuncture needle / to criticize / to pierce
鍼 zhēn variant of 針|针 needle
为富不仁 為富不仁 wéi fù bù rén the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24). syn
引线穿针 引線穿針 yǐn xiàn chuān zhēn to thread a needle / (fig.) to act as a go-between
为仁不富 為仁不富 wéi rén bù fù the rich man cannot be benevolent (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).
磨杵成针 磨杵成針 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 syn
缝衣针 縫衣針 féng yī zhēn sewing needle syn
骨针 骨針 gǔ zhēn spicule (in biology) / bone needle (in archaeology)
唱针 唱針 chàng zhēn stylus (gramophone needle)
毛线针 毛線針 máo xiàn zhēn knitting needle
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针 只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 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
针具 針具 zhēn jù acupuncture needle / hypodermic needle
针头 針頭 zhēn tóu tip of a needle / syringe needle
穿针走线 穿針走線 chuān zhēn zǒu xiàn to thread a needle
尖爪丛猴属 尖爪叢猴屬 jiān zhuǎ cóng hóu shǔ Needle-clawed
唱头 唱頭 chàng tóu pickup (carrying gramophone needle) syn
为富不仁，为仁不富 為富不仁，為仁不富 wéi fù bù rén , wéi rén bù fù the benevolent man cannot be rich and vice versa (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).
留针 留針 liú zhēn to leave an inserted needle in place for a period of time (acupuncture)
砭石 biān shí stone needle used in acupuncture
针毡 針氈 zhēn zhān needle felting (craft) / piece of felt used as a pincushion
针叶植物 針葉植物 zhēn yè zhí wù needle-leaved plant (e.g. pine tree)
针鼻 針鼻 zhēn bí the eye of a needle
飞针走线 飛針走線 fēi zhēn zǒu xiàn flying needle and running seam (idiom) / skillful needlework syn
共用针头 共用針頭 needle sharing
一次性针头 一次性針頭 disposable needle
交换针头 交換針頭 needle exchange
皮下注射针头 皮下註射針頭 hypodermic needle
劄 zhā to prick with a needle
毫针 毫針 háo zhēn acupuncture needle
针头线脑 針頭線腦 zhēn tóu xiàn nǎo needle and thread / sewing implements / needlework / (fig.) unimportant thing syn
穿针 穿針 chuān zhēn to thread a needle syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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