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掐 qiā

to pinch; to nip

Strokes
11
Level
HSK 6
Radical
扌
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 扌臽 ⿰扌臽

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  1. 她掐了一朵花放进花瓶里。
    Tā qiāle yì duǒ huā fàng jìn huāpíng li.
    She picked a flower and put it in the vase.
    she pinch(ed) one (measure) flower put into vase in
  2. 你能不能帮我掐掉这些多余的叶子？
    Nǐ néng bu néng bāng wǒ qiādiào zhèxiē duōyú de yèzi?
    Can you help me pinch off these extra leaves?
    you can not-can help me pinch-off these extra (particle) leaf
  3. 小心点，别掐疼他。
    Xiǎoxīn diǎn, bié qiā téng tā.
    Be careful, don't pinch him and hurt him.
    careful a-bit, don't pinch hurt he
  4. 他没有掐花，只是闻了闻。
    Tā méiyǒu qiā huā, zhǐshì wénle wen.
    He didn't pick the flower, he just smelled it.
    he not-have pinch flower, only-is smell(ed)-smell
  5. 做饭的时候，她掐了几片菜叶放进汤里。
    Zuòfàn de shíhou, tā qiāle jǐ piàn cài yè fàng jìn tāng li.
    While cooking, she picked a few vegetable leaves and put them in the soup.
    cook (particle) time, she pinch(ed) several (measure) vegetable leaf put into soup in

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