夹 夾
jiā
HSK level: HSK 6
Meaning
to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix
Other reading: gā
used in 夹肢窝 gā zhi wō
Other reading: jiá
double-layered (quilt); lined (garment); variant of 夹 jiá
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Characters
Examples
我的手被门夹到了。
Wǒ de shǒu bèi mén jiā dào le.
I caught my finger in the door.
好痛！被门夹到手指了！
Hǎo tòng! bèi mén jiā dào shǒu zhǐ le!
Ouch! My finger got caught in the door.
Words with this character
夹子 jiā zi clip夹杂 jiā zá to mix together文件夹 wén jiàn jiā folder夹江 Jiā jiāng see 夹江县 Jiā jiāng Xiàn包夹 bāo jiā to surround缠夹 chán jiā to annoy弹夹 dàn jiā ammunition clip发夹 fà jiā hair clip防夹 fáng jiā antipinch夹板 jiā bǎn wooden boards used to press sth together夹层 jiā céng hollow layer between two solid layers夹持 jiā chí to clamp夹带 jiā dài to carry within it夹当 jiā dāng crucial moment夹道 jiā dào a narrow street夹断 jiā duàn to nip夹缝 jiā fèng crack夹攻 jiā gōng attack from two sides夹棍 jiā gùn leg vise夹击 jiā jī pincer attack夹角 jiā jiǎo angle夹紧 jiā jǐn to clamp夹具 jiā jù clamp