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Meaning of 钉

Pinyin dīng、 dìng

Radical

钅

Strokes

Definition

nail

Usage

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钉 dīng 名 (Noun) 1. 钉子 ([En.] nail), a object made of bamboo, wood, or metal in a strip shape that can be driven into something for secure fastening. 例: 钉子, 钉锤, 斩钉截铁 (decisive). 2. 通常是圆锥形，有尖头或尖顶的木料、金属或其他材料做的钉状物 ([En.] peg). 例: 鞋钉, 竹钉. 3. 刺 ([En.] thorn). 例: 眼中钉 (thorn in the flesh). 钉 dīng 动 (Verb) 1. 紧跟不放，监视 ([En.] stick with; follow closely; tail). 例: 一位侦探在钉那个嫌疑分子的梢 (A detective is tailing that suspect). 2. 催促; 监督; 紧迫 ([En.] urge). 例: 张天翼《宝葫芦的秘密》：小珍儿还是尽钉着问，这叫什么，那叫什么. 3. 另见 dìng (see also dìng). 钉 dìng 动 (Verb) 1. 用钉将…固定住 ([En.] nail). 例: 把公告钉在大门上 (Nail the notice on the door). 2. 用锐器刺人 ([En.] stick). 例: 《晋书·文苑传》：以棘针钉其心，女遂患心痛 (Using a thorn to pierce the heart, the woman suffers from a heartache). 3. 用线把带子、纽扣等缝住 ([En.] sew). 例: 钉扣子 (Sew a button). 4. 另见 dīng (see also dīng). 钉 dīng 动 (Verb) 1. 把钉或楔子打入他物，把东西固定或组合起来 ([En.] drive a nail or wedge into something to fix or assemble). 例: 钉马掌 (Nail a horseshoe). 2. 缝缀 ([En.] sew together). 例: 钉钮扣 (Sew a button).

斩钉截铁 zhǎn dīng jié tiě

lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive / unhesitating / categorical

碰钉子 pèng dīng zi

to meet with a rebuff

钉螺 dīng luó

Oncomelania

螺丝钉 luó sī dīng

screw

螺钉 luó dīng

screw

铁钉 tiě dīng

piton / iron nail / wire tack

钉住 dìng zhù

peg

钉子 dīng zi

nail / snag / saboteur

钉鞋 dīng xié

spikes / spiked shoes / track shoes

铆钉 mǎo dīng

rivet

补钉 bǔ ding

variant of 補丁|补丁[bu3 ding5]

眼中钉 yǎn zhōng dīng

a thorn in one's side

图钉 tú dīng

thumbtack

钉子户 dīng zi hù

householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property developers

钢钉 gāng dīng

steel nail

耳钉 ěr dīng

stud earring

板上钉钉 bǎn shàng dìng dīng

that clinches it / that's final / no two ways about it

道钉 dào dīng

spike / track spike / dog nail / rail spike

软钉子 ruǎn dīng zi

lit. a soft nail / fig. a tactful retort or rejection

木钉 mù dīng

peg