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丁字钢

Word · Noun · VerbTraditional釘

nail; to fasten; to stare

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Meanings

4 senses · 9 examples
1.

noun

nail; tack; spike

最常见的含义。

Tā他
yòng用
chuí锤
zi子
bǎ把
dīng钉
zi子
qiāo敲
jìn进
mù木
bǎn板
lǐ里
 。

He hammered the nail into the wooden board.

Qiáng墙
shàng上
guà挂
huà画
de的
dīng钉
zi子
sōng松
le了
 。

The nail holding the painting on the wall is loose.

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Xiǎo小
xīn心
dì地
shàng上
yǒu有
tú图
dīng钉
 。

Be careful, there are thumbtacks on the floor.

2.

verb

to nail; to pin; to fasten

Tā他
bǎ把
tōng通
zhī知
dīng钉
zài在
bù布
gào告
lán栏
shàng上
 。

He pinned the notice on the bulletin board.

Shī师
fu傅
zhèng正
zài在
dīng钉
dì地
bǎn板
 。

The craftsman is nailing down the floorboards.

3.

verb

to urge; to press; to keep asking

informal

口语常用。

Mā妈
ma妈
zhěng整
tiān天
dīng钉
zhe着
wǒ我
xiě写
zuò作
yè业
 。

Mom keeps nagging me to do my homework all day.

Jì记
zhě者
dīng钉
zhe着
shì市
zhǎng长
wèn问
nà那
ge个
mǐn敏
gǎn感
wèn问
tí题
 。

The reporter kept pressing the mayor about that sensitive issue.

4.

verb

to stare at; to watch closely

Māo猫
yī一
dòng动
bù不
dòng动
de地
dīng钉
zhe着
nà那
zhī只
lǎo老
shǔ鼠
 。

The cat stared motionlessly at that mouse.

Tā他
de的
mù目
guāng光
yī一
zhí直
dīng钉
zài在
shǒu手
jī机
píng屏
mù幕
shàng上
 。

His gaze was fixed on the phone screen.