夹
夹
jiā
to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit
HSK 5verb
Traditional: 夾
Character Breakdown
Radical: 大 (no. 37)Traditional: 夾
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- (verb) 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. [jia2]
Example Sentences
他用筷子夹起了一块肉。
Tā yòng kuàizi jiā qǐ le yī kuài ròu
He picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks
Words Containing 夹
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 夹子 | jiā zi | clip | HSK 5 |
| 夹克 | jiā kè | jacket (loanword) | |
| 夹具 | jiā jù | clamp | |
| 夹层 | jiā céng | interval between two layers | |
| 夹带 | jiā dài | to carry within it | |
| 夹心 | jiā xīn | to fill with stuffing (e.g. in cooking) | |
| 夹批 | jiā pī | critical annotations between the lines | |
| 夹持 | jiā chí | to clamp | |
| 夹击 | jiā jī | pincer attack | |
| 夹攻 | jiā gōng | attack from two sides |
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