针 (zhēn) means Needle (pin - injection - stitch). Below are 14 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
针 的尖端非常细。
Zhēn de jiānduān fēicháng xì.
The point of the needle is extremely fine.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 尖端
这个孩子很怕打 针 。
Zhège háizi hěn pà dǎzhēn.
This child is very afraid of injections.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 打针
护士给我打了一 针 。
Hùshi gěi wǒ dǎ le yì zhēn.
The nurse gave me an injection.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 护士
医生说他明天要打 针 。
Yīshēng shuō tā míngtiān yào dǎzhēn.
The doctor says he needs an injection tomorrow.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 打针
他的话不是 针 对你的。
Tā de huà bú shì zhēnduì nǐ de.
His remarks were not directed at you.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 针对
护士给他注射了一 针 。
Hùshi gěi tā zhùshè le yì zhēn.
The nurse gave him an injection.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 注射
他不小心被 针 扎了一下。
Tā bù xiǎoxīn bèi zhēn zhā le yíxià.
He accidentally pricked himself with a needle.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 扎
在森林里指南 针 很有用。
Zài sēnlín lǐ zhǐnánzhēn hěn yǒuyòng.
A compass is very useful in a forest.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 指南针
这个办法 针 对的是新学生。
Zhège bànfǎ zhēnduì de shì xīn xuésheng.
This measure is aimed at new students.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 针对
他的言辞锋利，一 针 见血。
Tā de yáncí fēnglì, yìzhēnjiànxiě.
His words are incisive and go straight to the point.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 锋利
他的话像 针 一样刺在我心上。
Tā de huà xiàng zhēn yíyàng cì zài wǒ xīn shang.
His words pricked my heart like a needle.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 刺
公司确定了今年的发展方 针 。
Gōngsī quèdìng le jīnnián de fāzhǎn fāngzhēn.
The company has settled its development policy for this year.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 方针
教育方 针 关系到一代人的成长。
Jiàoyù fāngzhēn guānxì dào yí dài rén de chéngzhǎng.
Education policy affects the growth of a whole generation.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 方针
指南 针 是中国古代的重要发明。
Zhǐnánzhēn shì Zhōngguó gǔdài de zhòngyào fāmíng.
The compass is an important ancient Chinese invention.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 指南针
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Questions about 针
How is 针 used in a sentence?
This page shows 14 sentences using 针 (zhēn, "Needle (pin - injection - stitch)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 针 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 针 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
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The dictionary page for 针 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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