捏

To hold between the thumb and fingers in Chinese: 捏 (niē)

niē

to hold between the thumb and fingers

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to hold between the thumb and fingers
  2. 2to pinch
  3. 3to mold (using the fingers)
  4. 4to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.)
  5. 5to join together
  6. 6to fabricate (a story, a report, etc)

Stroke order

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捏

Zhuyin

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ㄋㄧㄝ

niē

ㄋ/ nㄧ/ iㄝ/ ê—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他用手指捏了一下我的脸。

    tā yòng shǒu zhǐ niē le yí xià wǒ de liǎn。

    He pinched my cheek with his fingers.

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Related words

宁愿

nìng yuàn

would rather ... (than ...)

拧

nǐng

mistake

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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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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