碰
钉
子

To meet with a rebuff in Chinese: 碰钉子 (pèng dīng zi)

pèng dīng zi

to meet with a rebuff

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 碰釘子1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to meet with a rebuff

Stroke order

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碰
钉
子

Zhuyin

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ㄆㄥˋ

pèng

ㄆ/ pㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄧㄥ

dīng

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

˙ㄗ

zi

˙/ neutral toneㄗ/ z

Simplified & traditional

碰钉子

Simplified

碰釘子

Traditional

Example sentences

See 碰钉子 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他这样做，一定会碰钉子。

    tā zhè yàng zuò， yí dìng huì pèng dīng zi。

    Doing it this way, he's bound to meet with a rebuff.

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Related words

子

zǐ

son

碰

pèng

to touch

钉

dīng

nail

杯子

bēi zi

cup

儿子

ér zi

son

椅子

yǐ zi

chair

桌子

zhuō zi

table

孩子

hái zi

child

妻子

qī zǐ

wife and children

鼻子

bí zi

nose

电子

diàn zǐ

electronic

句子

jù zi

sentence

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