Chinese–EnglishWith examples
捏
niē · nie
Traditional 揑
Meaning
CC-CEDICTniē 捏
- 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)
niē 揑
- variant of 捏
In a sentence
2 examples01
汤姆捏了玛丽的手。
Tom squeezed Mary's hand.
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02
他捏了一点面团，做成小兔子。
He pinched off a bit of dough and shaped it into a little rabbit.
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