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钉

dìng · ding/dīng · ding

Traditional 釘

Meaning

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dìng 釘

  1. to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points
  2. to nail
  3. to pin
  4. to staple
  5. to sew on

dīng 釘

  1. nail
  2. to follow closely
  3. to keep at sb (to do sth)
  4. variant of 盯 (dīng)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)这(zhè)张(zhāng)通(tōng)知(zhī)钉(dìng)在(zài)公(gōng)告(gào)板(bǎn)上(shàng)。

Please pin this notice on the bulletin board.

02

他(tā)用(yòng)锤(chuí)子(zi)把(bǎ)钉(dīng)子(zi)钉(dìng)进(jìn)木(mù)板(bǎn)里(lǐ)。

He used a hammer to drive the nail into the wooden board.

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