钉子

dīng zi · ding zi

Traditional 釘子

Meaning

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  1. nail
  2. snag
  3. saboteur

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)钉(dīng)子(zi)撕(sī)破(pò)了(le)他(tā)的(de)夹(jiā)克(kè)。

The nail tore his jacket.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

车(chē)胎(tāi)被(bèi)钉(dīng)子(zi)刺(cì)穿(chuān)了(le)。

A nail penetrated the car tyre.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by BE · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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