Definition
针线 literally means 'needle and thread', but as a noun it refers to sewing or needlework as an activity. It can also be used figuratively to mean 'clues' or 'traces' (like threads to follow), though this sense is less common. In everyday Chinese, you'll hear it in contexts like 做针线 (doing needlework) or 针线活 (sewing work).
n.
needle and threadneedleworksewing
Examples
- 。Nǎinai de zhēn xiàn huó zuò de fēicháng hǎo.Grandma's sewing work is very good.
- 针线，。Tā ná chū zhēn xiàn, kāishǐ féng bǔ yīfu.She took out needle and thread and began mending clothes.
- 针线。Jǐngchá cóng xiànchǎng zhǎo dào le yìxiē zhēn xiàn xiànsuǒ.The police found some clues (lit. 'needle-and-thread clues') at the scene.
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