掐
qiā
Meaning
- to pinch
- to pick (flowers)
Definition
用手或手指的指甲或指端夹住、捏住或截断。
to pinch; to nip; to cut off with fingers.
Usage
常用于表达用手指夹住、捏住或截断的动作。也可用于比喻，如'掐头去尾'。
Commonly used to describe the action of pinching, nipping, or cutting off with fingers. Also used metaphorically, like 'to remove the beginning and end'.
Examples
- 1 她轻轻地掐了一下我的胳膊。（She gently pinched my arm.）
- 2 他把烟掐灭了。（He put out the cigarette by pinching it.）
- 3 掐指一算，我们已经认识十年了。（Counting on fingers, we have known each other for ten years.）
- 4 别掐我，疼！（Don't pinch me, it hurts!）
- 5 他把面条掐成小段。（He broke the noodles into small pieces by pinching.）
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