12 sentences for 鍼 (zhēn — needle-like object)

1. 从远处看，这些结构看起来像水晶针。

   cóng yuǎn​chù kàn, zhè​xiē jié​gòu kàn​qi​lai xiàng shuǐ​jīng zhēn.

   From a distance these structures look like crystal needles.

   Source: CCMatrix

2. 我忘了我的指南针。

   wǒ wàng​le wǒ​de zhǐ​nán​zhēn.

   I forgot my compass.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

3. 我们没有指南针。

   wǒ​men méi​yǒu zhǐ​nán​zhēn.

   We don't have a compass.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

4. 为什么指南针能指示方向？

   wèi​shén​me zhǐ​nán​zhēn néng zhǐ​shì fāng​xiàng?

   Why can a compass indicate direction?

   Source: CCMatrix

5. 你懂得怎么用指南针的，对吧？

   nǐ dǒng​de zěn​me yòng zhǐ​nán​zhēn de, duì ba?

   You know how to use a compass, right?

   Source: CCMatrix

6. 他不需要指南针告诉他西南部在哪里。

   tā bù​xū​yào zhǐ​nán​zhēn gào​sù tā xī​nán​bù zài nǎ​li.

   He did not need a compass to tell him where southwest was.

   Source: CCMatrix

7. 自从我们的祖先发明指南针以来，将近两千年过去了。

   zì​cóng wǒ​men de zǔ​xiān fā​míng zhǐ​nán​zhēn yǐ​lái, jiāng​jìn liǎng qiān nián guò​qù le.

   Nearly two thousand years have passed since our ancestors invented the compass.

   Source: UM-Corpus: Spoken

8. 我的手表没有秒针。

   wǒ​de shǒu​biǎo méi​yǒu miǎo​zhēn.

   My watch does not have a second hand.

   Source: AI Challenger 2017

9. 太空针塔的原始昵称是“太空笼”。

   tài​kōng​zhēn​tǎ de yuán​shǐ nì​chēng shì“ tài​kōng lóng”.

   The original nickname of the Space Needle was “The Space Cage.”

   Source: CCMatrix

10. 时钟的指针只在一个方向上运行。

    shí​zhōng de zhǐ​zhēn zhǐ zài yī​ge fāng​xiàng shang yùn​xíng.

    The hands on the clock move in only one direction.

    Source: CCMatrix

11. 如果你有手表，就能让时针指向太阳。

    rú​guǒ nǐ yǒu shǒu​biǎo, jiù néng ràng shí​zhēn zhǐ​xiàng tài​yang.

    If you have a watch, you can point the hour hand at the sun.

    Source: CCMatrix

12. 避开天然的避雷针，比如开阔地带单独一棵高大的树木。

    bì kāi tiān​rán de bì​léi​zhēn, bǐ​rú kāi​kuò dì​dài dān​dú yī kē gāo​dà de shù​mù.

    Avoid natural lightning rods such as a tall, isolated tree in an open area.

    Source: CCMatrix