碰钉子 meaning in English

pèng dīngzi

to meet with a rebuff

HSK 7-9Traditional 碰釘子23 strokes

Meaning of 碰钉子

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pèngdīngzi

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè个ge人rén只zhǐ顾gù自zì己jǐ，不bù顾gù别bié人rén，你nǐ要yào他tā帮bāng忙máng，准zhǔn得de碰pèng钉dīng子zi。

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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Words that share a character with 碰钉子.

孩子	háizi	child
儿子	érzi	son
房子	fángzi	house; building (single- or two-story)
桌子	zhuōzi	table; desk
杯子	bēizi	cup; glass
包子	bāozi	baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
本子	běnzi	book; notebook
样子	yàngzi	appearance; manner
日子	rìzi	day; a (calendar) date
碰到	pèngdào	to come across; to run into
椅子	yǐzi	chair
瓶子	píngzi	bottle

What does 碰钉子 mean?

碰钉子 (pèng dīngzi) means "to meet with a rebuff".

How do you write 碰钉子?

碰钉子 is made of 3 characters: 碰 (13 strokes), 钉 (7 strokes), 子 (3 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.

Is 碰钉子 an HSK word?

Yes. 碰钉子 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 碰钉子 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 碰钉子 is written 碰釘子.