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扎针 (zhā zhēn): To give an injection (verb phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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扎针 consists of 2 characters.

扎 • zhā • prick; stab • HSK 2.0 L6

HSK 6

zhā扎

prick; stab

针 • zhēn • needle • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

zhēn针

needle

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Pinyinzhā zhēn

Meaningto give an injection; acupuncture

Characters2

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Syntaxverb phrase

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Example Sentences with 扎针

hù护

shì士

zài在

gěi给

tā他

zhā扎

zhēn针

。

The nurse is giving him an injection.

zhōng中

yī医

yòng用

zhā扎

zhēn针

lái来

zhì治

liáo疗

tóu头

tā他

pà怕

zhā扎

zhēn针

，

měi每

cì次

dǎ打

zhēn针

dōu

tòng

痛

。

Chinese medicine uses acupuncture to treat headaches.

都

jǐn紧

zhāng张

。

He is afraid of needles and gets nervous every time he gets an injection.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 扎针.

Words with 扎

扎实zhā shisturdy; strong
挣扎zhēng zhástruggle
驻扎zhù zhābe stationed; be quartered
包扎bāo zāBandage / dress a wound
扎根zhā gēnTake root / Settle down
扎营zhā yíngto pitch camp; to set up camp
垂死挣扎chuí sǐ zhēng zhádeathbed struggle, last-ditch effort

Words with 针

打针dǎ zhēngive/have an injection
针对zhēn duìbe directed against; be aimed at
方针fāng zhēnpolicy; guiding principle; orientation
指南针zhǐ nán zhēncompass

针灸

zhēn jiǔ

Acupuncture

一针见血yī zhēn jiàn xiěhit the nail on the head

针锋相对zhēn fēng xiāng duìConfront each other / Lock horns

别针bié zhēnsafety pin, pin