大海捞针 meaning in English
lit. to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
Traditional 大海撈針30 strokes
Meaning of 大海捞针
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dàhǎilāozhēn
- lit. to fish a needle from the sea
- to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
大海捞针 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
这好比大海捞针。
It is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Stroke order for each character
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大 dà · big · 3 strokes
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海 hǎi · ocean · 10 strokes
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捞 lāo · to fish up · 10 strokes
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针 zhēn · needle · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 大海捞针.
| 大学 | dàxué | university; college |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently |
| 大家 | dàjiā | everyone; influential family |
| 大人 | dàren | adult; grownup |
| 长大 | zhǎngdà | to grow up |
| 大部分 | dàbùfen | the greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4] |
| 大声 | dà shēng | loud voice; in a loud voice |
| 大量 | dàliàng | great amount; large quantity |
| 大多数 | dàduōshù | (great) majority |
| 大海 | dàhǎi | sea; ocean |
| 大门 | dàmén | entrance; door |
Questions about 大海捞针
What does 大海捞针 mean?
大海捞针 (dàhǎilāozhēn) means "lit. to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)".
How do you write 大海捞针?
大海捞针 is made of 4 characters: 大 (3 strokes), 海 (10 strokes), 捞 (10 strokes), 针 (7 strokes). That is 30 strokes in total.
How is 大海捞针 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 大海捞针 is written 大海撈針.