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钉子 (dīng zi): Nail (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

钉子 consists of 2 characters.

nail; to follow closely; to urge

child, offspring, seed, small thing

How to Use 钉子 in Sentences

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

Adjective + Nounwith生锈

shēng生

xiù锈

de的

dīng钉

zi子

neutral

rusty nail

Verb + Objectwith钉

dìng钉

dīng钉

zi子

neutral

hammer a nail

Measure Word + Nounwith颗

yī一

kē颗

dīng钉

zi子

Idiomwith眼中

yǎn眼

zhōng中

dīng钉

formal

thorn in one's side

Example Sentences with 钉子

qiáng墙

shàng上

yǒu有

yí一

gè个

dīng钉

zi子

neutral

a nail

。

There is a nail on the wall.

tā他

xiǎo小

xīn心

yì翼

yì翼

dì地

yòng用

chuí锤

zǐ子

jiāng将

dīng钉

zi子

qiāo敲

jìn进

mù木

bǎn板

lǐ里

。

He carefully hammered the nail into the wooden board.

shī施

gōng工

fāng方

àn案

zhōng中

míng明

què确

guī规

dìng定

le了

dīng钉

zi子

de的

guī规

gé格

hé和

shù数

liàng量

。

The construction plan clearly specifies the specifications and quantity of nails.

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tā他

yòng用

dīng钉

zi子

bǎ把

huà画

guà挂

zài在

qiáng墙

shàng上

。

He used a nail to hang the picture on the wall.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

yào要

bǎ把

dīng钉

zi子

dīng钉

gōng工

jù具

xiāng箱

lǐ里

méi没

yǒu有

hé合

shì适

de的

dīng

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

yù遇

dào到

le了

dīng钉

zi子

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

yù遇

dào到

le了

bù不

shǎo少

dīng钉

zi

zài在

zhè这

me么

xiǎn显

yǎn眼

de的

wèi位

zhì置

？

Why did you nail it in such a conspicuous location?

钉

zi子

lái来

gù固

dìng定

zhè这

ge个

jià架

zi子

。

There are no suitable nails in the toolbox to secure this shelf.

，

xū需

yào要

gèng更

duō多

shí时

jiān间

lái来

jiě解

jué决

。

This project has hit a snag and needs more time to resolve.

子

，

dàn但

zuì最

zhōng终

hái还

shì是

wán完

chéng成

le了

rèn任

wu务

。

Although he encountered many obstacles, he ultimately completed the task.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 钉子.

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碰钉子pèng dīng zi
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 ziHSK 3