lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch
trad. 見縫插針
Also written 見縫插針【jiàn fèng chā zhēn】
Characters in this word
4见
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to see, to meet, to appear (to be sth), to interview, opinion, view
- Pinyin
- jiàn
- Traditional
- 見
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 278 of 2500
缝
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to sew, to stitch
- Pinyin
- féng
- Traditional
- 縫
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 9622 of 2500
插
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to insert, stick in, pierce, to take part in, to interfere, to interpose
- Pinyin
- chā
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 4024 of 2500
针
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needle, pin, injection, stitch, CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
- Pinyin
- zhēn
- Traditional
- 針
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 9180 of 2500