| 针线 | zhēn xiàn | needle and thread / needlework |   |
| 活计 | huó jì | handicraft / needlework / work | |
| 针线活 | zhēn xiàn huó | needlework / sewing | |
| 缝缝连连 | féng féng lián lián | needlework / sewing and mending | |
| 针头线脑 | zhēn tóu xiàn nǎo | needle and thread / sewing implements / needlework / (fig.) unimportant thing | |
| 针线活儿 | zhēn xiàn huó r | needlework / working for a living as a needleworker | |
| 针线活计 | zhēn xiàn huó jì | needlework / sewing | |
| 三从四德 | sān cóng sì dé | Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 / and efficiency in needlework 功 | |
| 做针线 | zuò zhēn xiàn | to do needlework | |
| 四德 | sì dé | four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 / (for men), namely: piety 孝 / to one's parents, respect 悌 / to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 / to one's monarch, faith 信 / to one's male friends / the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 / and efficiency in needlework 功 | |
| 飞针走线 | fēi zhēn zǒu xiàn | flying needle and running seam (idiom) / skillful needlework | |
