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niē

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niē Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
niē | nie1
English translation
to pinch (with one's fingers)
to knead
to make up
variant of niē [niē]
to knead, to mold, to pinch

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About niē

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

niē

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of niē

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌圼

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

niè

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Example sentences using niē

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自己 zìjǐ kān , ” 觉英得意 déyì de shuì zhāo , jiù 手里 shǒu lǐ niē de 一张 zhǐ 过去 guòqu .

" Here , see for yourself ,'said the boy , proud to be the bearer of such important tidings.

` ` 失眠 shīmián ā ` ` 失眠 shīmián bàn niē ?

Dig also'insomnia ah does'insomnia do how hold?

Chén 姨太 dài zhāo 一股脂粉 zhī fěn xiāng ,扭扭捏捏 niǔ niǔ niē niē de Cóng 隔壁 gébì Fáng 跑过来, zhàn zài 旁边 pángbiān gěi 祖父 zǔfù 捶背 chuí bèi .

Mistress Chen hastened in from the next room to drum her fists lightly on his back.

看到那个 nà ge xiǎo 男孩 nán hái zài shù dǐng shǎng shí ,着实 zhuó shí niē 了一把汗.

She feared for the little boy when she saw him at the top of the tree.

他们 tā men 喜欢 xǐhuan 湿 shī Xuě niē Chéng 雪球 xuě qiú .

They like to press wet snow hard to make snowballs.

Words with niē

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
niē to knead niē
捏造 niē zào to make up捏造 niē zào
扭扭捏捏 niǔ niǔ niē niē coy扭扭捏捏 niǔ niǔ niē niē
凭空捏造 píng kōng niē zào fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up憑空捏造
扭捏 niǔ nie coy扭捏 niǔ nie
捏一把汗 niē yī bǎ hàn to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)捏一把汗 niē yī bǎ hàn
捏合 niē hé to act as a go between捏合 niē hé
捏一把冷汗 niē yī bǎ lěng hàn to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)捏一把冷汗 niē yī bǎ lěng hàn

niē Decomposition & Compounds

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niē Decomposition

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