掐

To pick (flowers) in Chinese: 掐 (qiā)

qiā

to pick (flowers)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to pick (flowers)
  2. 2to pinch
  3. 3to nip
  4. 4to pinch off
  5. 5to clutch
  6. 6(slang) to fight

Stroke order

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掐

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄑㄧㄚ

qiā

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 她掐了一朵花放在头发上。

    tā qiā le yì duǒ huā fàng zài tóu fa shàng。

    She nipped off a flower and put it in her hair.

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Related words

恰到好处

qià dào hǎo chù

it's just perfect

恰恰相反

qià qià xiāng fǎn

just the opposite

恰巧

qià qiǎo

by chance

恰如其分

qià rú qí fèn

(idiom) appropriate

洽谈

qià tán

to discuss

千变万化

qiān biàn wàn huà

countless changes

千方百计

qiān fāng bǎi jì

lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom)

千家万户

qiān jiā wàn hù

every family (idiom)

千军万马

qiān jūn wàn mǎ

magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom)

千钧一发

qiān jūn yī fà

a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)

迁

qiān

to move

迁就

qiān jiù

to yield

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