针

Stroke order

Example sentences

• 我得给你打一针。

  Wǒ děi gěi nǐ dǎ yī zhēn

  I need to give you an injection.

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• 指南针指向北边。

  Zhǐ nán zhēn zhǐ xiàng běi biān

  The compass points to the north.

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• 你有没有缝衣针？

  Nǐ yǒu méi yǒu féng yī zhēn

  Do you have a sewing needle?

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• 这好比大海捞针。

  Zhè hǎo bǐ dà hǎi lāo zhēn

  It is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 针

• 针对zhēn duì 1–4 to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
• 针zhēn 1needle; pin; injection; stitch
• 方针fāng zhēn 1–1 policy; guidelines
• 打针dǎ zhēn 3–1 to give or have an injection
• 指南针zhǐ nán zhēn 3–2–1compass
• 针灸zhēn jiǔ 1–3 acupuncture and moxibustion; to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion
• 针锋相对zhēn fēng xiāng duì 1–1–1–4to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat; measure for measure