Word: 针 (zhēn) Traditional: 針 针 dictionary entry zhēn needle; injection; stitch; pin Full dictionary entry for 针 Example sentences using 针 20 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 勤俭好似针挑土,浪费犹如浪淘沙 qínjiǎn hǎosì zhēn tiāo tǔ,làngfèi yóurú làngtáoshā thrift is like lifting soil with a needle; waste is like waves washing away sand 医生给我打了一针。 Yīshēng gěi wǒ dǎle yì zhēn. The doctor gave me a shot. 女儿心，海底针 nǚ'ér xīn, hǎidǐ zhēn a young woman's heart is a needle at the bottom of the sea 家有一心，堆积黄金；家有二心，无钱买针 jiā yǒu yìxīn, duījī huángjīn; jiā yǒu èrxīn, wú qián mǎi zhēn a family of one heart piles up gold; a family of two hearts can't afford a needle 小心，这根针的尖端非常锋利。 Xiǎoxīn, zhè gēn zhēn de jiānduān fēicháng fēnglì. Be careful, the pointed end of this needle is very sharp. 成家犹如针挑土，败家好似水推沙 chéngjiā yóurú zhēn tiāo tǔ, bàijiā hǎosì shuǐ tuī Shā Building a family fortune is like lifting soil with a needle; ruining it is like water washing away sand 我得给你打一针。 Wǒ děi gěi nǐ dǎ yì zhēn. I need to give you an injection. 打了这针，你就不会那么痛了。 Dǎle zhè zhēn, nǐ jiù búhuì nàme tòngle. This shot will help numb the pain. 拿棒槌缝衣服，什么也当针 ná bàngchuí fèng yīfu, shénme yě dāng zhēn sewing clothes with a laundry club: taking everything for a needle 无针不引线，无水不渡船 wú zhēn bù yǐnxiàn, wúshuǐ bú dùchuán without a needle the thread isn't led through; without water a boat can't cross 棉花里裹着针，软里硬 miánhua lǐ guǒzhe zhēn, ruǎn lǐ yìng a needle wrapped in cotton: soft outside, hard inside 线板上的针,别着 xiànbǎn shàng de zhēn,bié zhe a needle on the thread board: pinned in place 绱鞋不使锥子，针好 shàngxié bù shǐ zhuīzi, zhēn hǎo sewing a shoe without using an awl: the needle is good 老太太纳鞋底,千针万针 lǎotàitai nàxiédǐ,qiān zhēn wàn zhēn an old lady sewing a shoe sole: a thousand stitches, ten thousand stitches 船里不走针,瓮里不走鳖 chuán li bù zǒu zhēn,wèng li bù zǒu biē a needle can't get away in a boat, a turtle can't get away in a jar 芝麻掉到针尖儿上，难得 zhīma diào dào zhēn jiānr shàng, nándé a sesame seed lands on a needle point: hard to come by 裁缝比手艺，针本事 cáiféng bǐ shǒuyì, zhēn běnshi Tailors comparing skills: the needle (real) ability 针尖儿对麦芒，针锋相对 zhēn jiānr duì Màimáng, zhēnfēng-xiāngduì needle point against wheat awn: point against point 针眼里观景，一孔之见 zhēn yǎnlǐ guān jǐng, yìkǒngzhījiàn looking at the view through a needle's eye: a view through one hole 铁打房梁磨绣针 tiědǎ fángliáng mó xiù zhēn Grind an iron roof beam into an embroidery needle