钉 dīng

nail, spike; pursue closely

HSK 6 #2267

DEFINITIONS

钉 dīng
  • nail
  • to follow closely
  • to keep at sb (to do sth)
  • variant of 盯[ding1]
钉 dìng
  • to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points
  • to nail
  • to pin
  • to staple
  • to sew on

STROKES

钉 stroke order diagram
钉 stroke order animation

WORDS

斩钉截铁 zhǎn dīng jié tiě
HSK 6
lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical
钉子 dīng zi nail; snag; saboteur
眼中钉 yǎn zhōng dīng a thorn in one's side
板上钉钉 bǎn shàng dìng dīng that clinches it; that's final; no two ways about it
图钉 tú dīng thumbtack
螺钉 luó dīng screw
钉书机 dìng shū jī stapler
螺丝钉 luó sī dīng screw
铆钉 mǎo dīng rivet
钉子户 dīng zi hù householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property developers
碰钉子 pèng dīng zi to meet with a rebuff
钉耙 dīng pá rake
钉锤 dīng chuí nail hammer; claw hammer
九齿钉耙 jiǔ chǐ dīng pá The Nine-Toothed Rake (weapon of Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[Zhu1 Ba1 jie4])
内六角圆柱头螺钉 nèi liù jiǎo yuán zhù tóu luó dīng hexagon socket head cap screw
大头钉 dà tóu dīng tack; thumbtack; push pin
射钉枪 shè dīng qiāng nail gun; stud gun
扒钉 bā dīng cramp
拔钉锤 bá dīng chuí claw hammer
摁钉儿 èn dīng r thumbtack
敲钉钻脚 qiāo dīng zuān jiǎo to make doubly sure (idiom)
木钉 mù dīng peg
永不生锈的螺丝钉 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
眼中钉，肉中刺 yǎn zhōng dīng ， ròu zhōng cì a thorn in one's side
磁钉 cí dīng button magnet (to use on whiteboards, refrigerator doors etc)
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