# 掐 (qiā)

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

- Meaning: to pinch; to nip
- Pinyin: qiā (qia1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 别掐我的胳膊，真的很疼。
  Bié qiā wǒ de gēbo, zhēn de hěn téng.
  Don't pinch my arm; it really hurts.

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

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