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碰钉子

pèng dīng zi

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 3-character word Traditional 碰釘子

碰钉子 (pèng dīng zi) means "to meet with a rebuff". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 碰钉子 means

1. to meet with a rebuff

The characters in 碰钉子

• 碰pèngto touch; to meet with; to bump
• 钉dīngnail; to follow closely; to keep at sb (to do sth)
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Example sentences

• 这个人只顾自己，不顾别人，你要他帮忙，准得碰钉子。
  This person only thinks about themselves and doesn’t consider others. If you ask for their help, you’re bound to run into trouble.

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