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碰钉子 / 碰釘子

pèng dīng zi

Meaning

  • to meet with a rebuff

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Example sentences

  • 这个人只顾自己,不顾别人,你要他帮忙,准得碰钉子。

    這個人只顧自己,不顧別人,你要他幫忙,準得碰釘子。

    zhè ge rén zhǐ gù zì jǐ, bù gù bié rén, nǐ yào tā bāng máng, zhǔn dé pèng dīng zi。

    This person only cares about himself and not others. If you ask him for help, you're sure to run into a brick wall.

  • 做学生的时候一点苦也不能吃,将来到社会上一定要碰钉子。

    做學生的時候一點苦也不能喫,將來到社會上一定要碰釘子。

    zuò xué shēng de shí hòu yì diǎn kǔ yě bù néng chī, jiāng lái dào shè huì shàng yí dìng yào pèng dīng zi。

    If you can't endure any hardship when you're a student, you're bound to face setbacks when you enter society.

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