Chinese word dictionary

如坐针毡

rú zuò zhēn zhān · lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom); fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation

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Word information

Simplified如坐针毡

Traditional如坐針氈

Pinyinrú zuò zhēn zhān

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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如rú

as, as if, like, such as, supposing

坐zuò

seat; to sit; to ride, to travel by

针zhēn

needle, pin, tack; acupuncture

毡zhān

felt; rug, carpet

How to learn 如坐针毡

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Words with the same characters

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坐zuò

surname Zuo; to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit; variant of 座[zuo4]

比如bǐrú

for example; for instance; such as

如果rúguǒ

if; in case; in the event that

不如bùrú

not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to

乘坐chéngzuò

to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)

打针dǎzhēn

to give or get an injection