针叶
zhēn yè
Pinyin

Definition

针叶
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zhēn yè
  1. needle-leaved (tree)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

打针
dǎ zhēn
  1. 1 to give or have an injection
茶叶
chá yè
  1. 1 tea
  2. 2 tea leaves
  3. 3 CL:盒[hé],罐[guàn],包[bāo],片[piàn]
叶
Yè
  1. 1 surname Ye
叶子
yè zi
  1. 1 foliage
  2. 2 leaf
  3. 3 CL:片[piàn]
金枝玉叶
jīn zhī yù yè
  1. 1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
针
zhēn
  1. 1 needle
  2. 2 pin
  3. 3 injection
  4. 4 stitch
  5. 5 CL:根[gēn],支[zhī]
针对
zhēn duì
  1. 1 to target
  2. 2 to focus on
  3. 3 to be aimed at or against
  4. 4 in response to
针织
zhēn zhī
  1. 1 knitting
  2. 2 knitted garment
一针见血
yī zhēn jiàn xiě
  1. 1 lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to hit the nail on the head
三叶草
sān yè cǎo
  1. 1 clover
  2. 2 trefoil
分针
fēn zhēn
  1. 1 minute hand (of a clock)
别针
bié zhēn
  1. 1 pin
  2. 2 safety pin
  3. 3 clip
  4. 4 brooch
  5. 5 CL:枚[méi]
千叶
Qiān yè
  1. 1 Chiba (Japanese surname and place name)
大海捞针
dà hǎi lāo zhēn
  1. 1 lit. to fish a needle from the sea
  2. 2 to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
扎针
zhā zhēn
  1. 1 to give or have an acupuncture treatment
打吊针
dǎ diào zhēn
  1. 1 to put sb on an intravenous drip
指南针
zhǐ nán zhēn
  1. 1 compass
指针
zhǐ zhēn
  1. 1 pointer on a gauge
  2. 2 clock hand
  3. 3 cursor
  4. 4 (computing) pointer
方针
fāng zhēn
  1. 1 policy
  2. 2 guidelines
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
时针
shí zhēn
  1. 1 hand of a clock
  2. 2 hour hand

Idioms (20)

一叶知秋
yī yè zhī qiū
  1. 1 lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend
  3. 3 a straw in the wind
一叶障目
yī yè zhàng mù
  1. 1 lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not seeing the wider picture
  3. 3 can't see the wood for the trees
一针见血
yī zhēn jiàn xiě
  1. 1 lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to hit the nail on the head
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
  1. 1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
  2. 2 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
  3. 3 to study diligently
大海捞针
dà hǎi lāo zhēn
  1. 1 lit. to fish a needle from the sea
  2. 2 to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
有枝有叶
yǒu zhī yǒu yè
  1. 1 to become bogged down in the details (idiom)
根深叶茂
gēn shēn yè mào
  1. 1 deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) well established and growing strongly
梵册贝叶
fàn cè bèi yè
  1. 1 Sanskrit on Talipot palm leaves (idiom); Buddhist scripture
牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lu:4 yè fú
  1. 1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lu:4 yè fú chí
  1. 1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好，全凭绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán píng lu:4 yè fú chí
  1. 1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , zhōng xū lu:4 yè fú chí
  1. 1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
磨杵成针
mó chǔ chéng zhēn
  1. 1 to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  2. 2 to study diligently
秋风扫落叶
qiū fēng sǎo luò yè
  1. 1 lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep
穿针引线
chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn
  1. 1 lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
粗枝大叶
cū zhī dà yè
  1. 1 thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)
  2. 2 boorish
  3. 3 rough and ready
  4. 4 sloppy
绵里藏针
mián lǐ cáng zhēn
  1. 1 lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance
  3. 3 a wolf in sheep's clothing
  4. 4 an iron fist in a velvet glove
落叶归根
luò yè guī gēn
  1. 1 lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. all things go back to their source eventually
  3. 3 in old age, an expatriate returns home
叶公好龙
Yè Gōng hào lóng
  1. 1 lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pretend to be fond of sth while actually fearing it
  3. 3 ostensible fondness of sth one really fears
叶落归根
yè luò guī gēn
  1. 1 a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home
  2. 2 In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.

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