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捏

niē
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. to pinch
  2. 2. to join together
  3. 3. to fabricate (a story, a report, etc)

Words Containing 捏

砌词捏控
qì cí niē kòng

to make an accusation based on fabricated evidence (idiom)

捏估
niē gu

to act as a go-between

捏碎
niē suì

to crush (sth) in one's hand

捏脊
niē jǐ

form of therapeutic massage, mainly for children, in which a roll of skin is squeezed, working from the base of the spine to the neck (TCM)

拿捏
ná niē

to grasp

柿子挑软的捏
shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē

lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)

捏造
niē zào

to make up

捏合
niē hé

to act as a go between

扭扭捏捏
niǔ niǔ niē niē

affecting shyness or embarrassment

捏脊治疗
niē jǐ zhì liáo

chiropractic (medicine)

扭捏
niǔ nie

affecting shyness or embarrassment

凭空捏造
píng kōng niē zào

fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up

捏积
niē jī

see 捏脊[niē jǐ]