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针线活

zhēn xiàn huó

3-character word Traditional 針線活

What 针线活 means

1. needlework
2. sewing

The characters in 针线活

• 针zhēnneedle; pin; injection
• 线xiànthread; string; wire
• 活huóto live; alive; living

Example sentences

• 她擅长针线活。
  She is handy with a needle.
• 她放下手中的针线活，并站了起来。
  Tā fàngxià shǒu zhōng de zhēnxiànhuó, bìng zhàn le qǐlai.
  She put aside the sewing and stood up.
• 我打电话过去时，玛莉已经做了一小时的针线活儿。
  Mary had been knitting for an hour when I called.

Words starting with 针线活

• 针线活儿zhēn xiàn huó rneedlework; working for a living as a needleworker
• 针线活计zhēn xiàn huó jìneedlework; sewing