针毡 (針氈)
zhēn zhān
Pinyin

Definition

针毡 (針氈)
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zhēn zhān
  1. (on) pins and needles
  2. uncomfortable situation
  3. on tenterhooks

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

dǎ zhēn
  1. 1 to give or have an injection
zhēn
  1. 1 needle
  2. 2 pin
  3. 3 injection
  4. 4 stitch
  5. 5 classifier: 根 gēn
  6. 6 classifier: 支 zhī
zhēn duì
  1. 1 to target
  2. 2 to focus on
  3. 3 to be aimed at or against
  4. 4 in response to
zhēn zhī
  1. 1 knitting
  2. 2 knitted garment
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

Idioms (10)

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)
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
穿针引线
chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn
  1. 1 lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between