倒刺 (dào cì) — hangnail (torn skin at the side of a fingernail); barb (backward-facing point on a hook or arrow)
Definition
Two main senses: the small torn skin near a fingernail (a hangnail), and the backward-facing point on a hook or arrow that prevents it from slipping out.
noun
hangnail (torn skin at the side of a fingernail)barb (backward-facing point on a hook or arrow)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 倒刺，。Wǒ de shǒu zhǐ shàng cháng le yí gè dào cì, hěn téng.I have a hangnail on my finger, and it hurts a lot.
- 倒刺。Yú gōu shàng de dào cì ràng yú hěn nán zhèng tuō.The barb on the fishhook makes it hard for the fish to break free.
- 倒刺，。Bié sī dào cì, yòng zhǐ jia dāo jiǎn diào tā.Don't tear the hangnail — cut it off with nail clippers.
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