zhēn duì 
		to be directed against
to be aimed at
to counter
in the light of
in connection with
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			fāng zhēn 
		policy
guidelines
CL:個|个[ge4]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yī zhēn jiàn xiě 
		lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)
fig. to hit the nail on the head
		 
		
		
		
		
					
				
		
			zhēn fēng xiāng duì 
		to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat
measure for measure
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhēn jiǔ 
		acupuncture and moxibustion
to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhēn 
		needle
pin
injection
stitch
CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dǎ zhēn 
		to give or have an injection
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhǐ zhēn 
		pointer on a gauge
clock hand
cursor
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shí zhēn 
		hand of a clock
hour hand
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jīn zhēn 
		needle used in embroidery or sewing
acupuncture needle
orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhēn xiàn 
		needle and thread
needlework
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			nì shí zhēn 
		anticlockwise
counterclockwise
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jīn zhēn gū 
		enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes, Japanese えのき茸 enokitake), used in cuisines of Japan, Korea and China, cultivated to be long, thin and white
abbr. to 金菇
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhēn duì xìng 
		focus
direction
purpose
relevance
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhēn cì 
		to prick with a needle
to treat by acupuncture
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yù fáng zhēn 
		immunization injection
fig. forewarning
heads-up
preventive measure
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yín zhēn 
		silver needle (fine needle used in acupuncture)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn 
		lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bié zhēn 
		pin
safety pin
clip
brooch
CL:枚[mei2]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jiàn fèng chā zhēn 
		lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhēn biān 
		to critique
to voice concerns about
ancient form of acupuncture using sharp stones as needles
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dà hǎi lāo zhēn 
		lit. to fish a needle from the sea
to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			féng zhēn 
		a stitch
surgical stitches
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhā zhēn 
		to give or have an acupuncture treatment
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jīn zhēn huā 
		orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			liú zhēn 
		to leave an inserted needle in place for a period of time (acupuncture)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jīn zhēn cài 
		day lily (Hemerocallis), used in Chinese medicine and cuisine
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bā zì fāng zhēn 
		policy expressed in eight characters, e.g. 巩固、深化、提高、发展[Gong3 gu4 , shen1 hua4 , ti2 gao1 , fa1 zhan3] "Consolidate, deepen, enhance and grow"
eight-character policy