订书机

訂書機

dìngshūjī

noun #18,212

Measure Word

一台订书机 tái

Meanings

1 stapler
2 stapling machine

Characters

to staple; to bind; to order

machine; device

Examples

把这些文件用订书机订好。

Bǎ zhèxiē wénjiàn yòng dìngshūjī dìng hǎo.

Staple these documents together with the stapler.

订书机没有钉了。

Dìngshūjī méiyǒu dīng le.

The stapler is out of staples.

Tips

memory

订 (to staple/bind) + 书 (book/document) + 机 (machine) — a machine that binds/staples documents. The staples themselves are 订书钉 (dìngshūdīng).

Stroke Order

订 dìng

书 shū

机 jī