Chinese word

订书机

Pronunciation

Pinyindìng shū jī

Meaning

  • nounstapler

Example

这是一台订书机。zhè shì yì tái dìng shū jī

This is a stapler.

Illustration for 订书机 (stapler)

More examples

老师用订书机把作业订好。lǎo shī yòng dìng shū jī bǎ zuò yè dìng hǎo

The teacher used a stapler to staple the homework.

Core concept

A hand-held office tool that presses a metal fastener through layered paper and locks the sheets together.

Common phrases

  • 用订书机yòng dìng shū jī

    use a stapler

Similar words

订书器dìng shū qì: A tool used to join several sheets of paper with metal staples.
订书钉dìng shū dīng: A small metal fastener used in a stapler to hold sheets of paper together.

Definition in Chinese

用金属钉把几张纸或书页钉在一起的文具。yòng jīn shǔ dīng bǎ jǐ zhāng zhǐ huò shū yè dīng zài yì qǐ de wén jù

Word origin

订 (dìng, "fasten") + 书 (shū, "book") + 机 (jī, "machine") name a machine for fastening books or pages.

Usage tips

  • The classifier 台 (tái, "machine counter") fits this word because it counts many machines and office devices.

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