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jiā

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jiā Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiā | jia1
English translation
to press from either side
to place in between
to sandwich
to carry sth under armpit
wedged between
between
to intersperse
to mix
to mingle
clip
folder
Taiwan pr. [jiá]
double-layered
lined (garment)
variant of jiā
> jiā [jiá]
Taiwan pr. used in 夾生
>夹生 jiā shēng [jiā shēng] and 夾竹桃
>夹竹桃 jiā zhú táo [jiā zhú táo]
to support; to be wedged between

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About jiā

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

jiā

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A person  stuck between two others  ha

Etymology of jiā

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

夫丷

Explanation

Simplified form of jiā . Pictograph of a person () being pushed by people on both sides.

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Example sentences using jiā

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如果 rúguǒ zài 五秒之内 zhī nèi shuì xiē 什么 shénme , jiù huì 知道 zhīdào zhè jiàn 夹克 jiā kè 超过 chāoguò 1000.

If you don't say anything in five seconds, I'll know it was over

shì 一种 yī zhǒng hěn 漂亮 piàoliang de Qián jiā ( wallet nán yòng ,purse yòng ), dàn 价钱 jià qian tài guì le .

That's beautiful leather wallet ( purse ), but it costs too much.

hǎo , 已经 yǐjīng 决定 juédìng mǎi 这件夹克衫 le . 多少 duōshǎo Qián ?

OK, I have decided on buying the jacket. How much is it?

大多数 dà duō shù shǎng 夹克 jiā kè huò 衬衫 chènshān dōu zài 前面 qiánmiàn 扣扣 Kòu kòu .

Most coats, jackets or blouses button at the front.

梅尔文: 最初 zuìchū hěn 开心 kāixīn ,直到 zhí dào 半路 bàn lù bèi rén le 皮夹 pí jiā .

Melvyn: I did until I had my pocket picked half way through.

Words with jiā

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
jiā to sandwich jiā
夹克 jiā kè jacket (loanword)夾克
文件夹 wén jiàn jiā folder文件夾
夹杂 jiāzá to mingle夾雜
夹子 jiāzi clip夾子
皮夹 pí jiā wallet皮夾
夹心 jiā xīn stuffed夾心
夹层 jiā céng mezzanine夾層
夹击 jiā jī pincer attack夾擊
发夹 fà jiā hair clip髮夾
雨夹雪 yǔ jiā xuě sleet雨夾雪
弹夹 dàn jiā ammunition clip彈夾
夹板 jiā bǎn splint夾板
夹带 jiā dài to carry within it夾帶
夹缝 jiā fèng crack夾縫
钱夹 qián jiā wallet錢夾
夹角 jiā jiǎo angle (between two intersecting lines)夾角
夹攻 jiā gōng pincer movement夾攻
夹具 jiā jù clamp夾具
夹道欢迎 jiā dào huān yíng to line the streets in welcome夾道歡迎
夹道 jiā dào to line the street夾道
夹竹桃 jiā zhú táo oleander (Nerium indicum)夾竹桃

jiā Decomposition & Compounds

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jiā Decomposition

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jiā Compounds

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