打针

dǎzhēn

to give or get an injection

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 4 trad. 打針

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  • 针对zhēnduìto targetB5
  • zhēnneedleB6
  • 方针fāngzhēnpolicyB7
  • 一针见血yìzhēn-jiànxiělit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiB7
  • 针锋相对zhēnfēng-xiāngduìto oppose each other with equal harshness B7
  • 针灸zhēnjiǔacupuncture and moxibustionB7

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生病了就要打针吃药。

When you are sick, you get shots and take medicine.

孩子怕打针,一直哭。

The child was scared of the shot and kept crying.