# 钳子 (qiánzi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 钳子 (qiánzi) means “pliers; pincers; tongs”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: pliers; pincers; tongs
- Pinyin: qiánzi (qian2 zi5)
- Traditional: 鉗子
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- Measure word: 把

## Examples

- 把那把钳子递给我。
  Bǎ nà bǎ qiánzi dìgěi wǒ.
  Hand me that pair of pliers.

## Characters

- 钳 (qián): pincers; pliers
- [子](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-noun-suffix/) (zi): (suffix) noun suffix; child

https://hanziro.com/word/qian-zi-pliers/

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Audio: audio-cmn (CC BY-SA).