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HSK
to give or get an injection
HSK 4
policy / guidelines / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
(vaccine) booster shot
thimble
needle / hypodermic needle
heart-strengthening shot / fig. a shot in the arm
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *针* | 针* | *针
needle / pin / injection / stitch / CL: ,
HSK 4
brooch
to thread a needle / (fig.) to act as a go-between
general policy / overall guidelines
to put sb on an intravenous drip
hand of a clock
immunization injection / fig. forewarning / heads-up / preventive measure
needle used in embroidery or sewing / acupuncture needle / orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva)
pin / safety pin / clip / brooch / CL:
knitting needle
second hand (of a clock)
paper clip
compass
HSK 7-9
counterclockwise
lit. to fish a needle from the sea / to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch
to thread a needle
minute hand (of a clock or watch)
lightning rod
to give or have an acupuncture treatment
hand of a clock / hour hand
another name for 金箍棒, the Monkey King's golden cudgel / (fig.) stabilizing force
major policy of the national government
clockwise
paper clip
to stitch fabric / (medicine) to sew up a wound or incision
anticlockwise / counterclockwise
to thread a needle
probe
pointer on a gauge / clock hand / cursor / (computing) pointer
to leave an inserted needle in place for a period of time (acupuncture)
silver needle (fine needle used in acupuncture)
shiny-leaf prickly-ash (Zanthoxylum nitidum)
auriculotherapy (ear acupuncture)
staple
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"
to faint during acupuncture or injection
acupuncture needle
minute hand (of a clock or watch) / double crochet
firing pin
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
wind vane / anemometer / weathercock
remonstrance / admonition
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
crochet hook / crochet needle
compass
spicule (in biology) / bone needle (in archaeology)
pine needle
fishhook
paper clip
to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently
stylus (needle) of a record player
sewing needle
(electronics) pin header; male header
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *针* | 针* | *针
variant of 針|针, needle
HSK 4


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