钳
子

Pliers in Chinese: 钳子 (qián zi)

qián zi

pliers

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 鉗子1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1pliers
  2. 2pincers
  3. 3tongs
  4. 4forceps
  5. 5vise
  6. 6clamp
  7. 7claw (of a crab etc)
  8. 8(dialect) earring

Stroke order

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钳
子

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄢˊ

qián

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

˙ㄗ

zi

˙/ neutral toneㄗ/ z

Simplified & traditional

钳子

Simplified

鉗子

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他用钳子把钉子拔了出来。

    tā yòng qián zi bǎ dīng zi bá le chū lái。

    He used pliers to pull out the nail.

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Related words

子

zǐ

son

杯子

bēi zi

cup

儿子

ér zi

son

椅子

yǐ zi

chair

桌子

zhuō zi

table

孩子

hái zi

child

妻子

qī zǐ

wife and children

鼻子

bí zi

nose

电子

diàn zǐ

electronic

句子

jù zi

sentence

裤子

kù zi

variant of 裤子, trousers

筷子

kuài zi

chopsticks

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