mǎo

铆

Character · VerbTraditional鉚

rivet; concentrate strength

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Meanings

3 senses · 9 examples
1.

verb

to rivet; to fasten with rivets

Professional mechanical manufacturing term, also used in daily life for fastening.

Gōng工
rén人
shī师
fu傅
zhèng正
zài在
mǎo铆
jiē接
gāng钢
bǎn板
 。

The workers are riveting steel plates.

Zhè这
gè个
tiě铁
jià架
zi子
yòng用
mǎo铆
dīng钉
mǎo铆
jiē接
de得
hěn很
láo牢
gù固
 。

This iron frame is firmly fastened with rivets.

2.

verb

hammer rivets when fastening

formal

Specific action during riveting, mostly used in professional contexts.

Shī师
fu傅
mǎo铆
de的
shí时
hou候
yào要
zhù注
yì意
lì力
dù度
jūn均
yún匀
 。

When hammering the rivets, the master should pay attention to even force.

Mǎo铆
jiē接
gōng工
xù序
xū需
yào要
xiān先
zuān钻
kǒng孔
zài再
mǎo铆
 。

The riveting process requires drilling holes first before hammering the rivets.

3.

verb

concentrate all one's strength

informal

Commonly used in spoken Chinese, often paired with 劲儿.

Zhè这
cì次
kǎo考
shì试
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
 ,
wǒ我
děi得
mǎo铆
jìn劲
er儿
fù复
xí习
 。

This exam is very important, I need to concentrate all my strength to review.

Yùn运
dòng动
yuán员
mǎo铆
jìn劲
er儿
chōng冲
xiàng向
zhōng终
diǎn点
xiàn线
 。

The athlete concentrated all their strength and sprinted for the finish line.

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Tā他
mǎo铆
jìn劲
er儿
bān搬
qǐ起
le了
chén沉
zhòng重
de的
mù木
xiāng箱
 。

He concentrated all his strength to lift the heavy wooden box.

Dà大
jiā家
mǎo铆
jìn劲
er儿
gàn干
 ,
tí提
qián前
wán完
chéng成
le了
rèn任
wù务
 。

Everyone concentrated their strength and finished the task ahead of schedule.

Bié别
zhe着
jí急
 ,
mǎo铆
jìn劲
er儿
lái来
yī一
dìng定
néng能
zuò做
hǎo好
 。

Don't worry, concentrate your strength and you will definitely do it well.