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碰钉子

碰钉子 (pèng dīng zi): Run into obstacles / Hit a snag — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

碰钉子 consists of 3 characters.

nail; to follow closely; to urge

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

child, offspring, seed, small thing

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Pinyinpèng dīng zi

MeaningRun into obstacles / Hit a snag

Characters3

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

Syntax—

Word碰钉子

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Words with 钉

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Words with 子

儿子ér ziHSK 1
杯子bēi ziHSK 1
桌子zhuō ziHSK 1
椅子yǐ ziHSK 1
妻子qī ziHSK 2
孩子hái ziHSK 2
本子běn ziHSK 2
个子

gè zi

HSK 3

3.

How to Use 碰钉子 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 碰钉子 with other words naturally.

Verb + Adverbwith到处

dào到

chù处

pèng碰

dīng钉

zi子

neutral

meet rejection everywhere

Adverb + Verbwith经常

jīng经

cháng常

pèng碰

dīng钉

zi子

Idiomwith一鼻子灰

pèng碰

yī一

bí鼻

zi子

huī灰

Verb + Complementwith大

pèng碰

le了

gè个

dà大

dīng钉

zi子

4.

Example Sentences with 碰钉子

wǒ我

xiǎng想

jiè借

tā他

de的

shū书

，

neutral

often meet with rejection

informal

Spoken

get a rebuff

informal

Spoken

meet with a big setback

dàn

但

tā他

bù不

jiè借

，

wǒ我

pèng碰

dīng钉

zi子

le了

。

I wanted to borrow his book, but he refused, so I got rejected.

tā他

shì试

tú图

shuō说

fú服

dǒng董

shì事

huì会

cǎi采

nà纳

zhè这

ge个

jī激

jìn进

de的

fāng方

àn案

，

què却

lǚ屡

lǚ屡

pèng碰

dīng钉

zi子

。

He tried to persuade the board to adopt this radical plan, but repeatedly hit a snag.

nǐ你

zuì最

jìn近

zài在

tuī推

jìn进

nà那

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

shí时

，

yǒu有

méi没

yǒu有

pèng碰

dīng钉

zi子

？

Have you encountered any obstacles recently while advancing that project?

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

yīn因

wèi为

chū初

cì次

pèng碰

dīng钉

zi子

jiù就

fàng放

qì弃

zì自

jǐ己

de的

chuàng创

yè业

mèng梦

xiǎng想

。

He did not give up his entrepreneurial dream just because he hit a snag the first time.