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qiā

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qiā Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qiā | qia1
English translation
to pick (flowers)
to pinch
to nip
to pinch off
to clutch
(slang) to fight
to hold, to choke; to gather in one hand

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About qiā

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

qiā

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of qiā

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌臽

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

xiàn

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Example sentences using qiā

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zài 输入 shūrù bìng dài shǎng 窒息 zhì xī ,安东尼 Ān dōng ní 真的 zài qiā .

Type his name with choke and see Carmelo Anthony literally choking him.

蠢材 chǔn cái xiǎng yāo qiā duàn 牛奶 niúnǎi 供应 gōng yìng ,还要阻止 zǔzhǐ 安装 ānzhuāng 灭火器 miè huǒ qì .

That dumb bunch would like to cut off the hoses fire protection and milk.

花匠 huā jiàng 正在 zhèngzài qiā diào nèn zhī .

The gardener is pinching off the young shoots.

zhè wèi 母亲 mǔqīn jiāng de 孩子 háizi qiā Qīng 一块 yī kuài 一块的.

The mother pinched her baby black and blue.

虽然 suīrán xiǎng 掐死 qiā sǐ dàn 还是 háishi ài de

I still love you even though I'd like to wring your neck.

Words with qiā

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
qiā to pinch qiā
掐断 qiā duàn cut off掐斷
掐算 qiā suàn to count with one's fingers掐算 qiā suàn

qiā Decomposition & Compounds

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qiā Decomposition

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