掐

The character "掐" has 11 strokes. "掐" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "掐" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "掐" are "qiā" . View the stroke order of "掐">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "掐"

v.: pinch; nip; clutch; grip

quant.: a handful, bunch, pinch, etc of sth

• pinch : v.捏；拧；掐；夹；节约；节省；逮捕；拘留；拘捕；使…紧抢风
• nip : v.掐住；压住；紧紧咬住；跑开；悄悄地拿；偷；一小口一小口地抿酒
• clutch : v.抓住；攫住；紧握；紧抓
• grip : v.握紧；抓牢；紧咬；夹住；强烈地影响；牢牢地附着；紧贴；严重困扰；严重影响；吸引

Form words with "掐"

双手掐腰 with arms akimbo

掐人中 pinch the philtrum

Example phrases using "掐"

• 他在我的胳膊上掐了一下。

  He pinched me on the arm. / He gave me a pinch on the arm.

• 她的衣服很掐腰。

  Her dress has a very clear waistline.

• 把时间掐得太紧的男生们正匆匆奔入小礼拜堂。

  Boys who have cut it rather fine are scuttling into chapel.

• 他轻轻掐了她一下。

  He gave her a gentle pinch.

• 托比掐她的屁股。

  Toby pinched her bottom.

• 警方禁止了掐脖行为

  The police have banned chokeholds

• 他恨不能双手掐住她的脖子,掐!

  If only he could put his hands around her neck and choke her!

• 看来这一晚必定会是喜剧互掐之夜。

  There is no doubt that this will be an evening of comic heckling.

• 慈爱的神不会踩碎或掐熄我们。

  In his great love God does not crush us or snuff us out.

• 你还可以掐一下自己的手臂或手背。

  You could also try pinching yourself on the arm or the back of the hand.