钉书机 (dìngshūjī): stapler

Measure Word

一个钉书机 gè

Meanings

1 stapler

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

办公室的钉书机被借走了。

Bàngōngshì de dìngshūjī bèi jiè zǒu le.

Someone borrowed the office stapler.

HSK 7-9

钉书机的钉子用完了。

Dìngshūjī de dīngzi yòng wánle.

The stapler is out of staples.

HSK 7-9

请把这些文件用钉书机钉起来。

Qǐng bǎ zhèxiē wénjiàn yòng dìngshūjī dìng qǐlái.

Please staple these documents together.

Tips

usage

Also written 订书机. In mainland Chinese both spellings are accepted, though 订书机 appears more often in schools. Staples themselves are 订书钉 or 钉书钉.

Stroke Order

钉 dīng

书 shū

机 jī

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钉子 dīngzi HSK 7-9 #7,352

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机械 jīxiè HSK 6 #4,738

machine; machinery; mechanical equipment / mechanical; rigid; inflexible (figurative)

计算机 jìsuànjī HSK 2 #4,599

computer

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trigger (of a gun)

收音机 shōuyīnjī HSK 3 #4,283

radio (device)