Meaning
nail
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ding” becomes a different word in each tone. 钉 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 螺丝钉luó sī dīngscrew
- 斩钉截铁zhǎn dīng jié tiělit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical
- 钉子dīng zinail; snag; saboteur
- 碰钉子pèng dīng zito meet with a rebuff
- 长钉cháng dìngspike
Example Sentence
他用锤子把钉子敲进了木板。Tā yòng chuí zi bǎ dīng zi qiāo jìn le mù bǎn.He hammered the nail into the board.
他用Tā yòngother use锤子chuí zihammer把bǎ(marks the object)钉子dīng zinail敲qiāoto hit进jìnto go forward了le(completed action)木板mù bǎnslab。