钉子

• 拼音: dīng zi
• 汉字拆解: 钉 = 钅(metal) + 丁 (nail shape; fourth Heavenly Stem — implies a small metal spike); 子 = nominalising suffix (makes it a concrete noun)

含义

A nail (the metal fastener). Figuratively, a stubborn obstacle or an immovable, difficult person who refuses to budge.

Literally refers to metal nails used in construction and carpentry. Figuratively, 钉子户 describes homeowners who stubbornly refuse to vacate for demolition projects. 碰钉子 (to hit a nail) means to meet with a blunt rebuff or cold refusal. Rich in figurative and colloquial usage.

例句

1. 工人用锤子将钉子牢牢钉入木板，确保结构足够稳固，不会因为承重而出现松动脱落的问题。
2. 他去找老板请假，却碰了一鼻子灰，被严词拒绝，只好讪讪地退了出来，另想办法解决问题。
3. 城市改造项目因为几户钉子户迟迟不愿搬迁，整体进度一拖再拖，令开发商和相关部门都颇为头疼。

用法指南

语境: construction, everyday speech, figurative, urban development

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 他在找工作的过程中屡屡碰钉子，被多家公司拒绝，但始终没有放弃，坚持不断地投递简历。(He met with repeated rebuffs during his job search, being turned down by multiple companies, but never gave up — he kept sending out his CV without giving in.)
• 箱子里的钉子大小不一，需要按照规格分类整理，否则施工时会造成不必要的混乱。(The nails in the box are of various sizes and need to be sorted by specification — otherwise they will cause unnecessary confusion on site during construction.)

错误说法

• 用钉子钉墙来挂画 — say 在墙上钉一颗钉子来挂画; saying 钉子钉墙 is redundant and unnatural — just use 在墙上钉 directly

起源与历史

钉 (nail; to nail — metal spike for fastening) + 子 (nominalising suffix for tools and concrete objects)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal