HSK 7–9 · verb

钉

dìng

to nail; to pin; to fasten with a nail

请把这张纸钉在门上。

Qǐng bǎ zhè zhāng zhǐ dìng zài mén shàng。

Please nail this piece of paper to the door.

工人用锤把钉子打了进去。

Gōngrén yòng chuí bǎ dīngzi dǎle jìnqù。

The worker used a hammer to drive the nail in.

磁铁能把小钉子吸起来。

Cítiě néng bǎ xiǎo dīngzi xī qǐlái。

A magnet can pick up small nails.

墙上有个钉子,可以挂画。

Qiáng shàng yǒu gè dīngzi, kěyǐ guà huà。

There's a nail in the wall, so we can hang a picture.