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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

捏

niē
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9HSK 2.0 · Level 6

In Mandarin Chinese, 捏 (niē) means “to pinch; to mold (with fingers)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

Meaning

  1. to pinch
  2. to mold (with fingers)

Stroke order

Examples

  • 孩子正在用手捏泥人儿。
    Háizi zhèngzài yòng shǒu niē níréner.
    The child is molding clay figures with his hands.

Characters

捏
niē
to hold between the thumb and fingers; to pinch