chuān​xiàn

to thread a needle

  • created sense approved 穿线/穿線 · chuān​xiàn · to thread a needle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    穿线 / 穿線

    chuān​xiàn

    to thread a needle

    To pass a thread through the eye of a needle

    穿, 线

    穿 (literal) → 穿 · chuān · to string together 线 (literal) → 线/線 · xiàn · thread

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 穿线/穿線 · chuān​xiàn · to act as a go-between — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    穿线 / 穿線

    chuān​xiàn

    to act as a go-between

    To serve as a middleman or mediator to bring two parties together; to facilitate a connection

    穿, 线

    穿 (literal) → 穿 · chuān · to pass through 线 (literal) → 线/線 · xiàn · clue

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense