# 钉子 (dīngzi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 钉子 (dīngzi) means “nail; snag”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: nail; snag
- Pinyin: dīngzi (ding1 zi5)
- Traditional: 釘子
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他在墙上钉了一颗钉子。
  Tā zài qiáng shàng dìngle yì kē dīngzi.
  He hammered a nail into the wall.

## Characters

- [钉](https://hanziro.com/word/ding-nail/) (dìng): to nail; to sew on
- [子](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-noun-suffix/) (zi): (suffix) noun suffix; child

https://hanziro.com/word/ding-zi-nail/

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Audio: audio-cmn (CC BY-SA).