# 拧 (níng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 拧 (níng) means “to pinch; to wring”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to pinch; to wring
- Pinyin: níng (ning2)
- Traditional: 擰
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6
- Other readings: nǐng — mistake; to twist · nìng — stubborn

## Examples

- 请把湿毛巾拧干。
  Qǐng bǎ shī máojīn níng gān.
  Please wring the wet towel dry.

https://hanziro.com/word/ning-pinch/

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