Explore in 3D3D

夹

jiā/jiá/jià

to press from either side; to place in between

Traditional 夾

Variant forms 裌

HSK 3.0 · Level 5 verb Explore in 3D3D

Ancient forms

4 forms

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Meaning

jiā as in 夹子 jia1

to press from either side
to place in between
to sandwich
to carry sth under armpit
wedged between
between
to intersperse
to mix
to mingle
clip
folder
Taiwan pr. [jiá]

jiá as in 夹袄 jia2

double-layered
lined (garment)

jià jia4

Taiwan pr. used in 夹生 and 夹竹桃

Example sentences

jīntiān 今天 zǎoshang 早上， wǒ 我 chī 吃 le 了 miànbāo 面包 jiā 夹 huángyóu 黄油。

I ate bread and butter this morning.
tā 她 de 的 tóufa 头发 zhōng 中 jiā 夹 yǒu 有 báifà 白发。

Her hair is streaked with gray.
wǒmen 我们 chī 吃 miànbāo 面包 jiā 夹 huángyóu 黄油。

We eat butter on bread.
wǒ 我 yǒu 有 yī 一 běn 本 jiǎnbào 剪报 jiā 夹。

I have a newspaper clipping file.

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