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大头钉

dà tóu dīngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
tack / thumbtack / push pin
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-d9f3521b87790677. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

大頭釘 大头钉 [da4 tou2 ding1] /tack/thumbtack/push pin/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 大頭釘

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 头
    tóu

    head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[gè]

    tou

    suffix for nouns

  • 钉
    dīng

    nail / to follow closely / to keep at sb (to do sth)

    dìng

    to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points / to nail / to pin / to staple / to sew on

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.