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1 lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)

2 fig. to hit the nail on the head

1 see also: 雙百方針|双百方针 Shuāng Bǎi Fāng Zhēn

1 to do needlework

1 the eight-character slogan for the economic policy proposed by 李富春[Lǐ Fù chūn] in 1961: 調整、鞏固、充實、提高|调整、巩固、充实、提高 "adjust, consolidate, enrich and improve"

2 a policy expressed as an eight-character slogan

1 minute hand (of a clock)

1 pin

2 safety pin

3 clip

4 brooch

5 classifier: 枚 Méi

1 refers to 百花運動|百花运动[Bǎi huā Yùn dòng] with its slogan 百花齊放，百家爭鳴|百花齐放，百家争鸣

1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.

2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task

3 to study diligently

1 stylus (gramophone needle)