# 碰钉子 (pèngdīngzi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 碰钉子 (pèngdīngzi) means “to meet with a rebuff; to be rejected”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to meet with a rebuff; to be rejected
- Pinyin: pèngdīngzi (peng4 ding1 zi5)
- Traditional: 碰釘子
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他去找经理商量，结果碰钉子了。
  Tā qù zhǎo jīnglǐ shāngliang, jiéguǒ pèngdīngzi le.
  He went to look for the manager to negotiate, but met with a rebuff.

## Characters

- [碰](https://hanziro.com/word/peng-touch/) (pèng): to touch; to meet with
- [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/peng-ding-zi-meet-with-rebuff/

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