Entry
穿chuān针zhēn引yǐn线xiàn

  1. lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between

    trad. 穿針引線

Also written 穿針引線【chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn】

Characters in this word

4
穿
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to bore through; to pierce; to perforate, to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street), to thread; to string together, to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.), verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion

Pinyin
chuān
Strokes
9
Frequency
414 of 2500
Words starting with 穿Words ending in 穿Anywhere in a word
引
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to draw (e.g. a bow), to pull, to stretch sth, to extend, to lengthen, to involve or implicate in, to attract, to lead, to guide, to leave, to provide evidence or justification for, old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters

Pinyin
yǐn
Strokes
4
Frequency
8320 of 2500
Words starting with 引Words ending in 引Anywhere in a word