"to pinch" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Part of speech	Translation	Actions
掐	qiā	v.	to pick (flowers) / to pinch / to nip / to pinch off / to clutch / (slang) to fight	syn
捏揑	niē	v.	to hold between the thumb and fingers / to pinch / to mold (using the fingers) / to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.) / to join together / to fabricate (a story, a report, etc)	syn
拧擰	níng	v.	to pinch / wring	syn
钳鉗	qián		pincers / pliers / tongs / claw (of animal) / to grasp with pincers / to pinch / to clamp / to restrain / to restrict / to gag	syn
紧挤緊擠	jǐn jǐ		to pinch / to squeeze tightly

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
撮	cuō	to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips / to scoop up / to collect together / to extract / to gather up / classifier: pinch / Taiwan pr. [cuo4]	syn
夹断夾斷	jiā duàn	to nip (i.e. cut short) / to pinch off
扼臂啮指	è bì niè zhǐ	(idiom) To pinch one’s arm and bite one’s finger. It describes a mysterious sympathetic connection between a mother and her child.

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