Definition

Noun: A knitting needle; a long, thin, pointed rod, typically made of metal, plastic, or wood, used in pairs or sets to knit yarn into fabric.

Usage

This noun refers to the specific tool used for hand-knitting. It is a common, everyday object. - Cô ấy đang tìm một chiếc que đan bị mất. (She is looking for a lost knitting needle.) - Những chiếc que đan bằng gỗ này rất nhẹ. (These wooden knitting needles are very light.) - Bạn cần hai que đan cỡ 5mm cho dự án này. (You need two size 5mm knitting needles for this project.)

Advanced Usage

• "que đan tròn" / "que đan vòng": Refers to circular knitting needles, which are two needle tips connected by a flexible cable.
  • Tôi thích dùng que đan tròn để đan áo len. (I prefer using circular knitting needles to knit sweaters.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kim đan: A synonym for , with identical meaning. ( is slightly more colloquial.)
• Đan: The verb to knit.
  • Bà tôi thích đan khăn. (My grandmother likes to knit scarves.)
• Len: Yarn; the material used with knitting needles.
  • Cửa hàng bán nhiều loại len đẹp. (The store sells many beautiful types of yarn.)

Synonyms

• Knitting needle (English equivalent).
• Aiguille à tricoter (French equivalent).

Related Phrases / Compound Words

• Bộ que đan: A set of knitting needles.
  • Tôi được tặng một bộ que đan đủ cỡ. (I was gifted a complete set of knitting needles.)
• Túi đựng que đan: A knitting needle case.
  • Cô ấy giữ que đan gọn gàng trong túi đựng. (She keeps her knitting needles neatly in a case.)

noun

1. knitting-needle