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Definition(s) for: 穿针引线

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
穿针引线 chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn - lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 39,520 47,683 40,475

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
穿 chuān- to wear
- to put on
- to dress
- to bore through
- to pierce
- to perforate
- to penetrate
- to pass through
- to thread
zhēn- needle
- pin
- injection
- stitch
- CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
zhēn- variant of 針|针[zhen1], needle
yǐn- 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
线 xiàn- variant of 線|线[xian4]
线 xiàn- thread
- string
- wire
- line
- CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]
- (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

Other Words Containing 穿针引线

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
穿针引线 - - 39,520 47,683 40,475