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thumbtack

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

tu2ding1 túdīng

Meaning


Primary

thumbtack

Alternatives

thumb tack, tack, push-pin, drawing pin

Mnemonic


A 圖釘 thumbtack is the sort of special 釘 nail you use to pin 圖 pictures on a wall or bulletin board.

Usage


我 找 不到 任何 圖釘。

I can't find any thumbtacks.

桌上 有 一些 彩色 的 圖釘。

There are some colorful thumbtacks on the table.

他 用 圖釘 把 照片 掛 起來。

He used thumbtacks to hang up the photo.