钉
子

Nail in Chinese: 钉子 (dīng zi)

dīng zi

nail

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

Definitions

  1. 1nail
  2. 2snag
  3. 3saboteur

Stroke order

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钉
子

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ㄉㄧㄥ

dīng

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

˙ㄗ

zi

˙/ neutral toneㄗ/ z

Simplified & traditional

钉子

Simplified

釘子

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他用锤子把钉子敲进了木板。

    tā yòng chuí zǐ bǎ dīng zi qiāo jìn le mù bǎn。

    He hammered the nail into the board.

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Related words

子

zǐ

son

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

裤子

kù zi

variant of 裤子, trousers

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