捏 (niē) – to hold between the thumb and fingers
niē
to hold between the thumb and fingers
Definitions
- 1to hold between the thumb and fingers
- 2to pinch
- 3to mold (using the fingers)
- 4to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.)
- 5to join together
- 6to fabricate (a story, a report, etc)
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Related words
宁愿
nìng yuàn
would rather ... (than ...)
拧
níng
to pinch
凝固
níng gù
to freeze
凝聚
níng jù
to condense
扭曲
niǔ qū
to twist
扭头
niǔ tóu
to turn one's head
扭转
niǔ zhuǎn
to reverse
纽带
niǔ dài
tie
纽扣
niǔ kòu
button
农场
nóng chǎng
farm
农历
nóng lì
the traditional Chinese calendar
农民工
nóng mín gōng
migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work)
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