Chinese word dictionary

夹钳

jiā qián · tongs

Practice word

Word information

Simplified夹钳

Traditional夾鉗

Pinyinjiā qián

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

夹jiā

to support; to be wedged between

钳qián

pincers, pliers, tongs; to compress

How to learn 夹钳

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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夹杂jiāzá

to mix together (disparate substances); to mingle; a mix; to be tangled up with

夹子jiāzi

clip; clamp; tongs; folder; wallet

夹当jiā dāng

crucial moment; critical time

夹带jiā dài

to carry within it; to be mixed in; to slip sth in

钱夹qián jiā

wallet; Taiwan pr. [qian2 jia2]

夹心jiā xīn

to fill with stuffing (e.g. in cooking); stuffed