碰 pèng
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 石 — stone, rock, mineral
- Made of
- 石 stone, rock, mineral 並 to combine, to annex
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
碰钉子
pèngdīngzi
to meet with a rebuff; to hit a snag
Characters in this word
钉 dìng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 丁 nail
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 他连续向几家银行申请贷款，却处处碰钉子。 Tā liánxù xiàng jǐ jiā yínháng shēnqǐng dàikuǎn, què chùchù pèng dīngzi. He applied for loans from several banks in succession, but met with rebuffs everywhere.
- 他想请老板加薪，结果碰钉子了。 Tā xiǎng qǐng lǎobǎn jiāxīn, jiéguǒ pèng dīngzi le. He wanted to ask the boss for a raise but got turned down.
- 第一次去推销产品，他就碰钉子，有点灰心。 Dì yí cì qù tuīxiāo chǎnpǐn, tā jiù pèng dīngzi, yǒudiǎn huīxīn. On his first sales trip he was rebuffed right away and felt a bit discouraged.
Related words
- 碰 pèng to touch or bump into; to meet by chance
- 碰到 pèngdào to run into; to touch
- 碰见 pèngjiàn to meet by chance
- 碰撞 pèngzhuàng to collide
- 碰巧 pèngqiǎo by chance; coincidentally
- 钉子 dīngzi nail
- 钉 dìng to nail; to fasten with nails
- 斩钉截铁 zhǎndīngjiétiě resolute and decisive; firm and categorical
- 包子 bāozi baozi, steamed stuffed bun
- 杯子 bēizi cup, glass
- 本子 běnzi notebook, exercise book
- 儿子 érzi son