针

Needle in Chinese: 针 (zhēn)

zhēn

needle

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 針1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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针

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄣ

zhēn

ㄓ/ zhㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

针

Simplified

針

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 妈妈用针把衣服补好了。

    mā ma yòng zhēn bǎ yī fu bǔ hǎo le。

    Mom mended the clothes with a needle.

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Related words

打针

dǎ zhēn

to give or have an injection

针对

zhēn duì

to target

方针

fāng zhēn

policy

针灸

zhēn jiǔ

acupuncture and moxibustion

指南针

zhǐ nán zhēn

compass

针锋相对

zhēn fēng xiāng duì

to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom)

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