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掐

qiā · qia

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to pick (flowers)
  2. to pinch
  3. to nip
  4. to pinch off
  5. to clutch
  6. (slang) to fight
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Pinch me

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)中奖(zhòngjiǎng)了(le)！快(kuài)掐(qiā)我(wǒ)一下(yīxià)。

    I won a prize! Quick, pinch me.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)轻轻(qīngqīng)掐(qiā)你(nǐ)。

    OK, I will pinch you gently.

  3. Liangliang

    哎哟(āiyō)，好(hǎo)疼(téng)！不是(bùshì)做梦(zuòmèng)。

    Ouch, it hurts! It is not a dream.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)中(zhōng)了(le)多少(duōshao)钱(qián)？

    How much money did you win?

  5. Liangliang

    一等奖(yīděngjiǎng)，一包(yībāo)纸巾(zhǐjīn)。

    First prize: one pack of tissues.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)轻(qīng)轻(qīng)掐(qiā)了(le)一(yí)下(xià)我(wǒ)的(de)胳(gē)膊(bo)，提(tí)醒(xǐng)我(wǒ)别(bié)说(shuō)话(huà)。

She gently pinched my arm to remind me not to speak.

02

他(tā)在(zài)花(huā)园(yuán)里(lǐ)掐(qiā)了(le)几(jǐ)朵(duǒ)花(huā)送(sòng)给(gěi)妈(mā)妈(ma)。

He picked a few flowers in the garden and gave them to his mother.

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