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捏

niē

to hold between the thumb and fingers

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Meaning of 捏 in English

niēHSK 7–9verbSyllabus #8369
  1. to hold between the thumb and fingers
  2. to pinch
  3. to mold (using the fingers)
  4. to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.)
  5. to join together
  6. to fabricate (a story, a report, etc)
  7. variant of 捏[nie1]

Example sentences

  1. 汤姆捏了玛丽的手。
    tāng mǔ niē le mǎ lì de shǒu。
    Tom squeezed Mary's hand.
    Tatoeba #10047711 by zhoudoufu · #1141176 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences