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HSK
policy / guidelines / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *针* | 针* | *针
needle / pin / injection / stitch / CL: ,
HSK 4
to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *针* | 针* | *针
variant of 針|针, needle
HSK 4
to give or get an injection
HSK 4
to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat / measure for measure
HSK 7-9
compass
HSK 7-9
acupuncture and moxibustion / to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion
HSK 7-9
paper clip
syringe
needle-shaped
pointer on a gauge / clock hand / cursor / (computing) pointer
to stitch fabric / (medicine) to sew up a wound or incision
paper clip
needlework / working for a living as a needleworker
lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom) / fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation
acupuncture anesthesia
saury fish (family Scomberesocidae)
probe
(dialect) wicker sewing basket
hand of a clock / hour hand
to critique / to voice concerns about / ancient form of acupuncture using sharp stones as needles
lightning rod
brooch
crochet hook / crochet needle
pin / safety pin / clip / brooch / CL:
tip of a needle / syringe needle
lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch
to put sb on an intravenous drip
silver needle (fine needle used in acupuncture)
to give or have an acupuncture treatment
pinhole
minute hand (of a clock or watch)
needle-leaved (tree)
eye of a needle / pinprick / pinhole
(medicine) sty
stitch
(computing) dot matrix printer
lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom) / fig. to hit the nail on the head
enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes), used in cuisines of Japan, Korea and China, cultivated to be long, thin and white (abbr. to 金菇)
lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
fluid loaded into a syringe for a hypodermic injection
hand of a clock
pine needle
thimble
knitting needle
heart-strengthening shot / fig. a shot in the arm
compass
major policy of the national government
sewing needle
to thread a needle
to faint during acupuncture or injection
firing pin
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
acupuncture needle
flying needle and running seam (idiom); skillful needlework
needle and thread / sewing implements / needlework / (fig.) unimportant thing
the eye of a needle
to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently
second hand (of a clock)
auriculotherapy (ear acupuncture)
to leave an inserted needle in place for a period of time (acupuncture)
thimble
knitting / knitted garment
pincushion
needle felting (craft) / piece of felt used as a pincushion
minute hand (of a clock or watch) / double crochet
focus / direction / purpose / relevance
general policy / overall guidelines
acupuncture needle / hypodermic needle
shiny-leaf prickly-ash (Zanthoxylum nitidum)
another name for 金箍棒, the Monkey King's golden cudgel / (fig.) stabilizing force
remonstrance / admonition
knitwear
sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)
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
day lily (Hemerocallis), used in Chinese medicine and cuisine
conifer
needle-leaved forest
a policy expressed as an eight-character slogan / (esp.) the eight-character slogan for the economic policy proposed by Li Fuchun 李富春 in 1961: 調整鞏固充實提高|调整巩固充实提高 "adjust, consolidate, enrich and improve"
stylus (needle) of a record player
(electronics) pin header; male header
staple
needle / hypodermic needle
paper clip
to thread a needle / (fig.) to act as a go-between
pinhole camera (for espionage, voyeurism etc)
(bird species of China) northern pintail (Anas acuta)
immunization injection / fig. forewarning / heads-up / preventive measure
to do needlework
(vaccine) booster shot
counterclockwise
lit. to fish a needle from the sea / to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
wind vane / anemometer / weathercock

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