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jiá
HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

  1. 1. double-layered
  2. 2. lined (garment)

Words Containing 夹

夹竹桃
jiā zhú táo

oleander (Nerium indicum)

夹板
jiā bǎn

wooden boards used to press sth together

夹江县
jiā jiāng xiàn

Jiajiang county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[lè shān], Sichuan

夹攻
jiā gōng

attack from two sides

受夹板气
shòu jiā bǎn qì

to be attacked by both sides in a quarrel

鳄鱼夹
è yú jiā

crocodile clip

夹杂
jiā zá

to mix together (disparate substances)

夹脚拖鞋
jiá jiǎo tuō xié

flip-flops

晾衣夹
liàng yī jiā

clothes pin

夹江
jiā jiāng

Jiajiang county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[lè shān], Sichuan

雨夹雪
yǔ jiā xuě

sleet

夹棍
jiā gùn

leg vise (torture instrument)

夹心族
jiā xīn zú

sandwich generation

夹起尾巴
jiā qǐ wěi ba

to tuck one's tail between one's legs

夹心
jiā xīn

to fill with stuffing (e.g. in cooking)

发夹
fà jiā

hair clip

钱夹
qián jiā

wallet

弹夹
dàn jiā

ammunition clip

夹袄
jiá ǎo

lined jacket

夹馅
jiā xiàn

stuffed (of food)

夹克
jiā kè

jacket (loanword)

夹缝
jiā fèng

crack

防夹
fáng jiā

antipinch (e.g. preventing catching fingers in automatic car windows)

双人包夹
shuāng rén bāo jiā

double team (sports)

文件夹
wén jiàn jiā

file (paper)

夹山寺
jiā shān sì

Jiashan Temple, Buddhist temple in Shimen county 石門縣|石门县[shí mén xiàn], Changde 常德[cháng dé], Hunan, the purported final home and burial place of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成[lǐ zì chéng]

夹角
jiā jiǎo

angle (between two intersecting lines)

贾夹威德
jiǎ jiā wēi dé

Janjaweed (armed Baggara herders used by the Sudanese government against Darfur rebels)

夹生
jiā shēng

half-cooked

夹生饭
jiā shēng fàn

half-cooked rice

皮夹
pí jiā

wallet

夹七夹八
jiā qī jiā bā

completely mixed up

衣夹
yī jiā

clothespin

夹持
jiā chí

to clamp

夹当
jiā dāng

crucial moment

纸夹
zhǐ jiā

paper clip

缠夹二先生
chán jiā èr xiān sheng

annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly

夹尾巴
jiā wěi ba

to have one's tail between one's legs

夹断
jiā duàn

to nip (i.e. cut short)

夹带
jiā dài

to carry within it

夹盘
jiā pán

chuck (for a drill etc)

夹击
jiā jī

pincer attack

肉夹馍
ròu jiā mó

lit. meat wedged in steamed bun

夹脚拖
jiā jiǎo tuō

flip-flops

夹具
jiā jù

clamp

胡桃夹子
hú táo jiā zi

The Nutcracker (ballet)

夹道
jiā dào

a narrow street (lined with walls)

夹山国家森林公园
jiā shān guó jiā sēn lín gōng yuán

Jiashan National Forest Park in Shimen 石門|石门[shí mén], Changde 常德[cháng dé], Hunan

缠夹不清
chán jiā bù qīng

to muddle things together (idiom)

夹批
jiā pī

critical annotations between the lines

变调夹
biàn diào jiā

capo

夹肢窝
gā zhi wō

armpit

夹钳
jiā qián

tongs

夹紧
jiā jǐn

to clamp

缠夹
chán jiā

to annoy

夹子
jiā zi

clip

夹道欢迎
jiā dào huān yíng

to line the streets in welcome

夹心饼干
jiā xīn bǐng gān

sandwich cookie

背夹电池
bèi jiā diàn chí

battery case (for a phone)

档案夹
dàng àn jiā

portfolio

夹层
jiā céng

hollow layer between two solid layers