dìng

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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

斩钉截铁
zhǎn dīng jié tiě

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

碰钉子
pèng dīng zi

to meet with a rebuff

螺丝钉
luó sī dīng

screw

钉子
dīng zi

nail

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])

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

hexagon socket head cap screw

图钉
tú dīng

thumbtack

大头钉
dà tóu dīng

tack

射钉枪
shè dīng qiāng

nail gun

扒钉
bā dīng

cramp

拔钉锤
bá dīng chuí

claw hammer

敲钉钻脚
qiāo dīng zuān jiǎo

to make doubly sure (idiom)

木钉
mù dīng

peg

板上钉钉
bǎn shàng dìng dīng

that clinches it

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

眼中钉
yǎn zhōng dīng

a thorn in one's side

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)

耳钉
ěr dīng

stud earring

舌钉
shé dīng

tongue ring

螺钉
luó dīng

screw

角钉
jiǎo dīng

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

订书钉
dìng shū dīng

staple (stationery)

起钉器
qǐ dīng qì

staple remover

软钉子
ruǎn dīng zi

lit. a soft nail

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)

钉书机
dìng shū jī

stapler

钉梢
dīng shāo

to follow sb

钉死
dìng sǐ

to nail securely

钉牢
dīng láo

to clinch (a nail)

钉耙
dīng pá

rake

钉螺
dīng luó

Oncomelania

钉钉
dīng dīng

DingTalk, business communication platform developed by Alibaba

钉钯
dīng bǎ

rake

钉锤
dīng chuí

nail hammer

钉头
dīng tóu

head of nail

铆钉
mǎo dīng

rivet

铆钉枪
mǎo dīng qiāng

rivet gun

长钉
cháng dìng

spike

饰钉
shì dīng

stud (for decorating clothing, shoes, belts etc)

鼻钉
bí dīng

nose stud; nose piercing