捏

niē

to hold between the thumb and fingers; to pinch

Traditional 揑

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9 HSK 2.0 · Level 6 verb

Meaning

niē nie1

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 nie1

variant of 捏

Example sentences

tā她xūruò虚弱de的yàngzi样子ràng让wǒ我niē捏le了yī一bǎ把hàn汗。

It worried me that she looked pale.

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