dīng
靪
nail; to nail; to mend (by stitching)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to mend shoes; to patch up shoe soles (by stitching)
A specific, traditional usage of the character 钉 (sometimes written as 补丁的钉), referring to repairing the worn-out sole of a shoe by stitching a patch onto it.
Zhè这
shuāng双
xié鞋
dǐ底
mó磨
pò破
le了
，
xū需
yào要
dīng钉
yī一
dīng钉
。
The soles of these shoes are worn out and need mending.
Shī师
fu傅
zhèng正
zài在
gěi给
jiù旧
pí皮
xié鞋
dīng钉
qián前
zhǎng掌
。
The craftsman is patching up the front sole of an old leather shoe.
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Yǐ以
qián前
rén人
men们
cháng常
qù去
hú胡
tòng同
kǒu口
zhǎo找
shī师
fu傅
dīng钉
xié鞋
。
People used to go to the craftsman at the alley entrance to get their shoes mended.