穿针引线

穿針引線

chuānzhēnyǐnxiàn

idiom #39,520

Meanings

1 to thread a needle and draw the thread (idiom)
2 to act as a go-between; to mediate; to bring parties together

Characters

to pass through; thread

Examples

多亏她从中穿针引线，两家公司才达成合作。

Duōkuī tā cóngzhōng chuānzhēnyǐnxiàn, liǎng jiā gōngsī cái dáchéng hézuò.

Thanks to her acting as go-between, the two companies reached a partnership.

这位老同学在我们之间穿针引线，促成了这门婚事。

Zhè wèi lǎo tóngxué zài wǒmen zhījiān chuānzhēnyǐnxiàn, cùchéng le zhè mén hūnshì.

This old classmate played matchmaker between us and brought about the marriage.

Tips

memory

Picture a matchmaker literally threading a needle — 穿针 (thread the needle) → 引线 (pull the thread). The thread connects two sides, just like a go-between connects two parties.

Stroke Order

穿 chuān

针 zhēn

引 yǐn

线 xiàn