捏
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

捏

niē

to hold between the thumb and fingers

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

to hold between the thumb and fingers

02

to pinch

03

to mold (using the fingers)

04

to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.)

05

to join together

06

to fabricate (a story, a report, etc)

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 捏

What does 捏 mean in Chinese?

捏 (niē) means to hold between the thumb and fingers.

How do you pronounce 捏?

捏 is pronounced niē.

Is 捏 an HSK word?

捏 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 捏?

捏 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.

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