dīng

nail, spike; pursue closely

DEFINITIONS

釘 dīng
  • nail
  • to follow closely
  • to keep at sb (to do sth)
  • variant of 盯[ding1]
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

WORDS

九齒耙 jiǔ chǐ dīng pá The Nine-Toothed Rake (weapon of Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[Zhu1 Ba1 jie4])
內六角圓柱頭螺 nèi liù jiǎo yuán zhù tóu luó dīng hexagon socket head cap screw
tú dīng thumbtack
大頭 dà tóu dīng tack; thumbtack; push pin
槍 shè dīng qiāng nail gun; stud gun
bā dīng cramp
錘 bá dīng chuí claw hammer
兒 èn dīng r thumbtack
鑽腳 qiāo dīng zuān jiǎo to make doubly sure (idiom)
截鐵 zhǎn dīng jié tiě lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical
mù dīng peg
板上 bǎn shàng dìng dīng that clinches it; that's final; no two ways about it
永不生銹的螺絲 yǒng bù shēng xiù de luó sī dīng a "screw that never rusts" — sb who selflessly and wholeheartedly serves the Communist Party, like Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[Lei2 Feng1], to whom the metaphor is attributed
眼中 yǎn zhōng dīng a thorn in one's side
眼中,肉中刺 yǎn zhōng dīng , ròu zhōng cì a thorn in one's side
子 pèng dīng zi to meet with a rebuff
cí dīng button magnet (to use on whiteboards, refrigerator doors etc)
ěr dīng stud earring
shé dīng tongue ring; tongue piercing
螺絲 luó sī dīng screw
luó dīng screw
bǔ ding variant of 補丁|补丁[bu3 ding5]
jiǎo dīng corner bracket (for securing the corner of a picture frame etc); brad
訂書 dìng shū dīng staple (stationery)
器 qǐ dīng qì staple remover
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