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碰钉子 (pèng dīng zi): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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

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碰钉子 consists of 3 characters.

nail; to follow closely; to urge

child, offspring, seed, small thing

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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

Example Sentences with 碰钉子

tā他

zhǎo找

gōng工

zuò作

de的

shí时

hou候

neutral

often meet with rejection

informal

Spoken

get a rebuff

informal

Spoken

meet with a big setback

pèng

碰

le了

hǎo好

jǐ几

cì次

dīng钉

zi子

。

He hit several snags while looking for a job.

wǒ我

xiǎng想

jiè借

tā他

de的

shū书

，

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.

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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

zhǎo找

gōng工

zuò作

de的

shí时

hòu候

pèng碰

le了

hěn

jìn尽

guǎn管

tā他

mǎn满

qiāng腔

rè热

qíng情

，

dàn但

zài

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

yīn因

wèi为

chū初

cì次

pèng碰

tā她

xiàng向

lǎo老

bǎn板

tí提

chū出

jiā加

xīn薪

de的

yāo

wǒ我

běn本

xiǎng想

zhōu周

mò末

yuē约

tā她

qù去

kàn看

zhǎn

很

duō多

dīng钉

zi子

，

dàn但

zuì最

hòu后

zhōng终

yú于

zhǎo找

dào到

le了

yī一

fèn份

hǎo好

gōng工

zuò作

。

He encountered many rejections while job hunting, but eventually found a good job.

在

shēn申

qǐng请

yán研

jiū究

jīng经

fèi费

zhè这

jiàn件

shì事

shàng上

hái还

shì是

pèng碰

le了

dīng钉

zi子

。

Despite his full enthusiasm, he still ran into obstacles when applying for research funding.

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.

要

qiú求

，

jié结

guǒ果

pèng碰

le了

gè个

dīng钉

zi子

，

zhǐ只

hǎo好

zàn暂

shí时

fàng放

qì弃

zhè这

ge个

xiǎng想

fǎ法

。

She asked her boss for a raise, but got turned down, so she had to put the idea aside for now.

展

lǎn览

，

méi没

xiǎng想

dào到

yì一

kāi开

kǒu口

jiù就

pèng碰

le了

gè个

ruǎn软

dīng钉

zi子

。

I originally wanted to invite her to the exhibition this weekend, but unexpectedly hit a soft snag as soon as I opened my mouth.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 碰钉子.

Words with 碰

碰上pèng shàng
碰到pèng dào
碰巧pèng qiǎo
碰撞pèng zhuàng
碰见pèng jiàn

Words with 钉

钉子dīng zi
钉耙dīng pá
斩钉截铁zhǎn dīng jié tiě

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
个子gè ziHSK 3
句子

jù zi

HSK 3