thumbtack; pushpin
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thumbtack; pushpin; drawing pin
Commonly used in northern Chinese with the 'er' suffix as '图钉儿' (tú dīngr). The large flat head makes it easy to push in and remove by hand without tools.
Qǐng请
yòng用
tú图
dīng钉
bǎ把
zhè这
xiē些
hǎi海
bào报
dīng钉
zài在
bù布
gào告
lán栏
shàng上
。
Please use thumbtacks to pin these posters on the bulletin board.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
tú图
dīng钉
de的
zhēn针
tài太
duǎn短
，
dīng钉
bú不
zhù住
hòu厚
de的
zhǐ纸
bǎn板
。
This kind of thumbtack has too short a pin to hold thick cardboard.
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Tā他
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
cǎi踩
dào到
le了
dì地
shàng上
de的
tú图
dīng钉
，
téng疼
de得
dà大
jiào叫
。
He accidentally stepped on a thumbtack on the floor and cried out in pain.
Wǒ我
xū需
yào要
mǎi买
yī一
xiē些
cǎi彩
sè色
de的
tú图
dīng钉
lái来
zhuāng装
shì饰
wǒ我
de的
fáng房
jiān间
。
I need to buy some colored pushpins to decorate my room.