• Pinyin: dìng
  English Definition: to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points; to nail; to pin; to staple; to sew on
  Chinese Definition:
  ①把钉或楔子打入他物，把东西固定或组合起来：钉马掌。钉箱子。
  ②缝缀：钉钮扣。
  Example Words:

  板上钉钉	bǎn shàng dìng dīng	that clinches it; that's final; no two ways about it
  长钉	cháng dìng	spike
  钉书针	dìng shū zhēn	staple; also written 订书针
  钉死	dìng sǐ	to nail securely; to execute by means of impalement; to crucify

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• Pinyin: dīng
  English Definition: nail; to follow closely; to keep at sb (to do sth); variant of 盯
  Chinese Definition:
  ①竹木、金属制成的呈条形的、可以打入他物的东西：钉子。钉锤。斩钉截铁。
  ②紧跟着不放松：钉梢(同“盯梢”)。
  ③督促，催问：钉问。
  Example Words:

  钉子	dīng zi	nail; snag; saboteur
  斩钉截铁	zhǎn dīng jié tiě	lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical	HSK 6
  螺丝钉	luó sī dīng	screw
  眼中钉	yǎn zhōng dīng	a thorn in one's side
  碰钉子	pèng dīng zi	to meet with a rebuff

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