针毡 (針氈)
zhēn zhān
Pinyin
Definition
针毡 (針氈)
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- (on) pins and needles
- uncomfortable situation
- on tenterhooks
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to give or have an injection
- 1 to target
- 2 to focus on
- 3 to be aimed at or against
- 4 in response to
- 1 knitting
- 2 knitted garment
- 1 lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)
- 2 fig. to hit the nail on the head
Idioms (10)
一针见血
- 1 lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)
- 2 fig. to hit the nail on the head
只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针
- 1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
- 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 to study diligently
大海捞针
- 1 lit. to fish a needle from the sea
- 2 to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
磨杵成针
- 1 to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
- 2 to study diligently
穿针引线
- 1 lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between