捏
Meaning
niē nie1
- to hold between the thumb and fingers
- to pinch
- to mold (using the fingers)
- to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.)
- to join together
- to fabricate (a story, a report, etc)
Example sentences
Words with 捏
- 捏合 niēhé to act as a go between
- 捏造 niēzào to make up
- 拿捏 nániē (lit. and fig.) to grasp; to control
- 捏碎 niēsuì to crush (sth) in one's hand
- 捏脊 niējǐ 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)
- 捏估 niēgu to act as a go-between
- 扭捏 niǔnie affecting shyness or embarrassment
- 捏一把汗 niēyībǎhàn to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)
- 捏脊治疗 niējǐzhìliáo chiropractic (medicine)
- 凭空捏造 píngkōngniēzào fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up
- 扭扭捏捏 niǔniǔniēniē affecting shyness or embarrassment
- 砌词捏控 qìcíniēkòng to make an accusation based on fabricated evidence (idiom)