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dìng
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points
  2. 2. to nail
  3. 3. to pin
  4. 4. to staple
  5. 5. to sew on

Words Containing 钉

扒钉
bā dīng

cramp

拔钉锤
bá dīng chuí

claw hammer

耳钉
ěr dīng

stud earring

鼻钉
bí dīng

nose stud; nose piercing

饰钉
shì dīng

stud (for decorating clothing, shoes, belts etc)

角钉
jiǎo dīng

corner bracket (for securing the corner of a picture frame etc)

钉死
dìng sǐ

to nail securely

钉头
dīng tóu

head of nail

钉梢
dīng shāo

to follow sb

大头钉
dà tóu dīng

tack

钉子
dīng zi

nail

螺丝钉
luó sī dīng

screw

碰钉子
pèng dīng zi

to meet with a rebuff

钉耙
dīng pá

rake

起钉器
qǐ dīng qì

staple remover

钉锤
dīng chuí

nail hammer

九齿钉耙
jiǔ chǐ dīng pá

The Nine-Toothed Rake (weapon of Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[zhū bā jiè])

订书钉
dìng shū dīng

staple (stationery)

钉螺
dīng luó

Oncomelania

长钉
cháng dìng

spike

钉钯
dīng bǎ

rake

钉牢
dīng láo

to clinch (a nail)

软钉子
ruǎn dīng zi

lit. a soft nail

眼中钉,肉中刺
yǎn zhōng dīng , ròu zhōng cì

a thorn in one's side

眼中钉
yǎn zhōng dīng

a thorn in one's side

敲钉钻脚
qiāo dīng zuān jiǎo

to make doubly sure (idiom)

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[léi fēng], to whom the metaphor is attributed

射钉枪
shè dīng qiāng

nail gun

斩钉截铁
zhǎn dīng jié tiě

lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)

板上钉钉
bǎn shàng dìng dīng

that clinches it

钉钉
dīng dīng

DingTalk, business communication platform developed by Alibaba

钉书机
dìng shū jī

stapler

螺钉
luó dīng

screw

内六角圆柱头螺钉
nèi liù jiǎo yuán zhù tóu luó dīng

hexagon socket head cap screw

铆钉枪
mǎo dīng qiāng

rivet gun

钉是钉,铆是铆
dīng shì dīng , mǎo shì mǎo

lit. a nail is a nail and a rivet is a rivet (idiom)

图钉
tú dīng

thumbtack

磁钉
cí dīng

button magnet (to use on whiteboards, refrigerator doors etc)

木钉
mù dīng

peg

铆钉
mǎo dīng

rivet

舌钉
shé dīng

tongue ring