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捏 niē

to pinch

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 6
Radical
扌
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 扌圼 ⿰扌圼

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  1. 她轻轻地捏了捏孩子的脸。
    Tā qīngqīng de niēle nie háizi de liǎn.
    She gently pinched the child's cheek.
    she gently (particle) pinch(ed)-pinch child (particle) face
  2. 你能不能帮我捏一下这个面团？
    Nǐ néng bu néng bāng wǒ niē yíxià zhège miàntuán?
    Can you help me knead this dough a bit?
    you can not-can help me pinch a-bit this (measure) dough
  3. 你把橡皮泥捏成小动物吧。
    Nǐ bǎ xiàngpíní niē chéng xiǎo dòngwù ba.
    Shape the clay into a small animal.
    you (particle) clay pinch into small animal (suggestion)
  4. 他没有捏坏那个杯子。
    Tā méiyǒu niēhuài nàge bēizi.
    He didn't crush that cup.
    he not-have pinch-break that (measure) cup
  5. 做饺子的时候，她仔细地捏紧了饺子皮的边缘。
    Zuò jiǎozi de shíhou, tā zǐxì de niējǐnle jiǎozi pí de biānyuán.
    While making dumplings, she carefully pinched the edges of the dumpling skin tight.
    make dumpling (particle) time, she careful (particle) pinch-tight(ed) dumpling skin (particle) edge

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