embroidery needle
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
fine needle used for embroidery
Refers specifically to the slender needle used in traditional Chinese embroidery work.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
cóng从
hé盒
zi子
lǐ里
qǔ取
chū出
yī一
gēn根
huā花
r儿
zhēn针
。
Grandma took out an embroidery needle from the box.
Zhè这
huó活
r儿
xì细
，
děi得
yòng用
huā花
r儿
zhēn针
cái才
xíng行
。
This work is delicate; you need to use a fine embroidery needle to do it.
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Tā她
niē捏
zhe着
huā花
r儿
zhēn针
，
zài在
chóu绸
duàn缎
shàng上
xiù绣
qǐ起
le了
mǔ牡
dan丹
。
She held the embroidery needle and began to stitch a peony on the silk brocade.