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How do you say "nail" in Chinese?
金属钉
jīn shǔ dīng
In Chinese, "nail" is 金属钉 (jīn shǔ dīng).
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Pronunciation
Read it out as "jīn shǔ dīng", "jīn" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1); "shǔ" is dipping down and curling back up (tone 3), and finally "dīng" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1).
Writing and usage
金属钉 is written using hanzi. It's a noun, part of the vocabulary taught in the Noun Town language learning game.
Example sentence
她把每一个指甲都涂成鲜红色。
tā bǎ měi yí gè zhǐ jiǎ dōu tú chéng xiān hóng sè 。
She painted each nail bright red.
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How to remember 金属钉
Link the sound of "jīn shǔ dīng" to something in English that it faintly echoes, then picture that image next to "金属钉" (jīn shǔ dīng).
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Questions about 金属钉
How do you pronounce 金属钉?
Read it out as "jīn shǔ dīng", "jīn" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1); "shǔ" is dipping down and curling back up (tone 3), and finally "dīng" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1).
Is 金属钉 formal or casual?
金属钉 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.
How is 金属钉 used in Chinese?
金属钉 is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: 她把每一个指甲都涂成鲜红色。 (She painted each nail bright red.).
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