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钉 (釘)

dìng

Pinyin

Definition

钉 (釘)

-

dìng

to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points
to nail
to pin
to staple
to sew on

钉 (釘)

-

dīng

nail
to follow closely
to keep at sb (to do sth)
variant of 盯[dīng]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

耳钉

ěr dīng

1 stud earring

钉

dīng

1 nail
2 to follow closely
3 to keep at sb (to do sth)
4 variant: 盯 dīng

钉子

dīng zi

1 nail
2 snag
3 saboteur

铆钉

mǎo dīng

1 rivet

图钉

tú dīng

1 thumbtack

Idioms (2)

敲钉钻脚

qiāo dīng zuān jiǎo

1 to make doubly sure (idiom)

斩钉截铁

zhǎn dīng jié tiě

1 lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
2 fig. resolute and decisive
3 unhesitating
4 categorical

Sample Sentences

知道呀，但他给我碰了个软钉子。说会跟领导报告，听起来就是在打官腔。

zhīdào ya ，dàn tā gěi wǒ pèng le ge ruǎndīngzi 。shuō huì gēn lǐngdǎo bàogào ，tīng qǐlái jiùshì zài dǎguānqiāng 。

Of course he knows. But he blew me off. He told me that he's going to report it to the boss, but it just sounds like a bureaucratic response.

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我不过是一颗小小的螺丝钉罢了，是公司的战略制定得好

wǒ bùguò shì yī kē xiǎoxiǎo de luósīdīng bàle ，shì gōngsī de zhànlu:è zhìdìng de hǎo

I’m just a small fry, it’s the company’s strategy that is well formulated.

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可能就是因为我太出风头了，才会变成她的眼中钉。刚上任就给我下马威。

kěnéng jiùshì yīnwèi wǒ tài chūfēngtou le ，cái huì biànchéng tā de yǎnzhōngdīng 。gāng shàngrèn jiù gěi wǒ xiàmǎwēi 。

It's probably because I took too much of the spotlight that I became a thorn in her side. She cracked the whip with me right after she took office.

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接下来呢？要用那边的钉子了吗？

jiē xiàlái ne ？yào yòng nàbiān de dīngzi le ma ？

What now? Do we need to use the pegs there?

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对，除了营钉也要把营绳拿来把营绳绑好，用力拉住帐篷，然后另外一端绑在营钉上，四十五度角朝帐篷方向把营钉钉下去。

duì ，chúle yíngdīng yě yào bǎ yíngshéng ná lái bǎ yíngshéng bǎng hǎo ，yònglì lā zhù zhàngpéng ，ránhòu lìngwài yī duān bǎng zài yíngdīng shàng ，sìshíwǔ dù jiǎo cháo zhàngpéng fāngxiàng bǎ yíngdīng dìng xiàqu 。

Yes, as well as the pegs bring the guide ropes. Tie the guide ropes tight. Pull the main tent, then tie the other end to the pegs, then hammer the pegs into the ground at an angle of 45 degrees towards the tent.

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帐篷的四个角也要钉营钉吗？

zhàngpéng de sì gè jiǎo yě yào dìng yíngdīng ma ？

Do we need to put pegs in at the four corners of the tent too?

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要，但是垂直钉下去就可以了。

yào ，dànshì chuízhí dìng xiàqu jiù kěyǐ le 。

Yes, but you should just hammer them in vertically.

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钉子

dīngzi

nail