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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

掐

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

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

  1. to pinch
  2. to nip

Stroke order

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.

Characters

掐
qiā
to pick (flowers); to pinch