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钉子

dīng zi · ding zi

Traditional 釘子

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. nail
  2. snag
  3. saboteur
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The nail in the picture

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，帮我(bāngwǒ)拿(ná)钉子(dīngzi)和(hé)锤子(chuízi)，我(wǒ)要(yào)挂画(guàhuà)。

    Liangliang, get me the nails and the hammer. I want to hang a picture.

  2. Liangliang

    钉子(dīngzi)在这儿(zàizhèr)。你(nǐ)来敲(láiqiāo)，还是(háishi)我来(wǒlái)？

    The nails are here. Will you hammer, or shall I?

  3. Dengdeng

    你来吧(nǐláiba)。敲(qiāo)在这里(zàizhèlǐ)。

    You do it. Hammer it here.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)！哎(āi)……钉子(dīngzi)敲进(qiāojìn)画里(huàlǐ)了(le)。

    OK! Oops... the nail went into the picture.

  5. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)！那(nà)是(shì)我的(wǒde)画(huà)！

    Liangliang! That is my painting!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)钉(dīng)子(zi)撕(sī)破(pò)了(le)他(tā)的(de)夹(jiā)克(kè)。

The nail tore his jacket.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

车(chē)胎(tāi)被(bèi)钉(dīng)子(zi)刺(cì)穿(chuān)了(le)。

A nail penetrated the car tyre.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by BE · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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