捏 揑
niē
HSK level: HSK 7–9
Meaning
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); variant of 捏 niē
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Examples
汤姆捏了玛丽的手。
Tāng mǔ niē le Mǎ lì de shǒu.
Tom squeezed Mary's hand.
她虚弱的样子让我捏了一把汗。
Tā xū ruò de yàng zi ràng wǒ niē le yī bǎ hàn.
It worried me that she looked pale.
Words with this character
拿捏 ná niē to grasp捏估 niē gu to act as a go-between捏合 niē hé to act as a go between捏积 niē jī see 捏脊 niē jǐ捏脊 niē jǐ form of therapeutic massage, mainly for children, in which a roll of skin is squeezed, working from the base of the spine to the neck捏碎 niē suì to crush in one's hand捏造 niē zào to make up扭捏 niǔ nie affecting shyness or embarrassment捏脊治疗 niē jǐ zhì liáo chiropractic捏一把汗 niē yī bǎ hàn to break out into a cold sweat扭扭捏捏 niǔ niǔ niē niē affecting shyness or embarrassment凭空捏造 píng kōng niē zào fabrication relying on nothing砌词捏控 qì cí niē kòng to make an accusation based on fabricated evidence捏一把冷汗 niē yī bǎ lěng hàn to break out into a cold sweat柿子挑软的捏 shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze