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见缝插针

jiàn fèng chā zhēn

4-character word Traditional 見縫插針

What 见缝插针 means

1. lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch

The characters in 见缝插针

• 见jiànto see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
• 缝féngto sew; to stitch
• 插chāto insert; stick in; pierce
• 针zhēnneedle; pin; injection

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