钉书针
dìng shū zhēn
Pinyin

Definition

钉书针
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dìng shū zhēn
  1. staple
  2. also written 訂書針|订书针[dìng shū zhēn]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

tú shū guǎn
  1. 1 library
  2. 2 CL:家[jiā],個|个[gè]
qíng shū
  1. 1 love letter
dǎ zhēn
  1. 1 to give or have an injection
Shū
  1. 1 abbr. for 書經|书经[Shū jīng]
shū xiě
  1. 1 to write
shū diàn
  1. 1 bookstore
  2. 2 CL:家[jiā]
shū ji
  1. 1 secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party)
  2. 2 clerk
  3. 3 scribe
kàn shū
  1. 1 to read
  2. 2 to study
dú shū
  1. 1 to read a book
  2. 2 to study
  3. 3 to attend school
zhēn
  1. 1 needle
  2. 2 pin
  3. 3 injection
  4. 4 stitch
  5. 5 CL:根[gēn],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
shàng shū
  1. 1 to write a letter (to the authorities)
  2. 2 to present a petition
chū shū
  1. 1 to publish books
fēn zhēn
  1. 1 minute hand (of a clock)
fù shū ji
  1. 1 deputy secretary
cóng shū
  1. 1 a series of books
  2. 2 a collection of books
tú shū
  1. 1 books (in a library or bookstore)
  2. 2 CL:本[běn],冊|册[cè],部[bù]
tú dīng
  1. 1 thumbtack

Idioms (20)

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
仰屋著书
yǎng wū zhù shū
  1. 1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
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)
折节读书
zhé jié dú shū
  1. 1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
掉书袋
diào shū dài
  1. 1 lit. to wave around one's bookbag (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to show off one's erudition
  3. 3 a person who does so
敲钉钻脚
qiāo dīng zuān jiǎo
  1. 1 to make doubly sure (idiom)
斩钉截铁
zhǎn dīng jié tiě
  1. 1 lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. resolute and decisive
  3. 3 unhesitating
  4. 4 categorical
书不尽言
shū bù jìn yán
  1. 1 I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)
书香门第
shū xiāng mén dì
  1. 1 family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū
  1. 1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be diligent in one's studies
白面书生
bái miàn shū shēng
  1. 1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
  2. 2 still wet behind the ears
知书达理
zhī shū dá lǐ
  1. 1 educated and well-balanced (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
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
罄竹难书
qìng zhú nán shū
  1. 1 so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted
  2. 2 innumerable crimes (idiom)
  3. 3 see also 罄筆難書|罄笔难书[qìng bǐ nán shū]
罄笔难书
qìng bǐ nán shū
  1. 1 too numerous to be cited (of atrocities or misdeeds) (idiom)
  2. 2 see also 罄竹難書|罄竹难书[qìng zhú nán shū]
著书立说
zhù shū lì shuō
  1. 1 to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)
行万里路,读万卷书
xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū
  1. 1 Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom)
  2. 2 Learn as much as you can and do all you can.

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