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Trad. 針對
- to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
Trad. 針灸
- acupuncture and moxibustion
- to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion
Trad. 針砭
- to critique
- to voice concerns about
- ancient form of acupuncture using sharp stones as needles
Trad. 留針
- to leave an inserted needle in place for a period of time (acupuncture)
Trad. 金針
- needle used in embroidery or sewing
- acupuncture needle
- orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva)
Trad. 針尾鴨
- (bird species of China) northern pintail (Anas acuta)
Trad. 預防針
- immunization injection
- fig. forewarning
- heads-up
- preventive measure
Trad. 金針菇
- enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes), used in cuisines of Japan, Korea and China, cultivated to be long, thin and white (abbr. to 金菇[jin1 gu1])
Trad. 金針菜
- day lily (Hemerocallis), used in Chinese medicine and cuisine
Trad. 磨杵成針
- to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
- to study diligently
Trad. 八字方針
- a policy expressed as an eight-character slogan
- (esp.) the eight-character slogan for the economic policy proposed by Li Fuchun 李富春[Li3 Fu4 chun1] in 1961: 調整、鞏固、充實、提高|调整、巩固、充实、提高 "adjust, consolidate, enrich and improve"
Trad. 大海撈針
- lit. to fish a needle from the sea
- to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
Trad. 穿針引線
- lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
Trad. 鐵杵成針
- see 磨杵成針|磨杵成针[mo2 chu3 cheng2 zhen1]
Trad. 針尾沙錐
- (bird species of China) pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura)
Trad. 針尾綠鳩
- (bird species of China) pin-tailed green pigeon (Treron apicauda)
Trad. 飛針走線
- flying needle and running seam (idiom); skillful needlework
Trad. 針線活兒
- needlework
- working for a living as a needleworker
Trad. 針葉植物
- needle-leaved plant (e.g. pine tree)
Trad. 針鋒相對
- to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat
- measure for measure
Trad. 針頭線腦
- needle and thread
- sewing implements
- needlework
- (fig.) unimportant thing
Trad. 引線穿針
- to thread a needle
- (fig.) to act as a go-between
Trad. 大政方針
- major policy of the national government
Trad. 雙百方針
- refers to 百花運動|百花运动[Bai3 hua1 Yun4 dong4] with its slogan 百花齊放，百家爭鳴|百花齐放，百家争鸣
Trad. 綿裡藏針
- 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
Trad. 二百方針
- see 雙百方針|双百方针[shuang1 bai3 fang1 zhen1]
Trad. 定海神針
- another name for 金箍棒[jin1 gu1 bang4], the Monkey King's golden cudgel
- (fig.) stabilizing force
Trad. 一針見血
- lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)
- fig. to hit the nail on the head
Trad. 見縫插針
- lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch
Trad. 海底撈針
- see 大海撈針|大海捞针[da4 hai3 lao1 zhen1]
Trad. 如坐針氈
- lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom)
- fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation
Trad. 針孔攝影機
- pinhole camera (for espionage, voyeurism etc)
Trad. 針尖對麥芒
- sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)
Trad. 針式打印機
- (computing) dot matrix printer
Trad. 灰喉針尾雨燕
- (bird species of China) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
Trad. 白喉針尾雨燕
- (bird species of China) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
Trad. 針尖兒對麥芒兒
- see 針尖對麥芒|针尖对麦芒[zhen1 jian1 dui4 mai4 mang2]