Chinese Word of the Day

夹钳
jiá qián

clamp

Definitions

Chinese > English
夹钳
1. Simplified form of 夾鉗
夾鉗	夹qián
1. n. clamp; vice
English > Chinese
clamp
1. 夹紧
Components
夹
1. Simplified form of 夾
夾	gā, jiá
1. Only used in 夾肢窩
2. also; and
3. well-matched; matching; harmonious
佢哋兩個好夾！ - The two of them are well-matched!
4. to match; to be fitting
5. to coordinate
你哋夾埋整蠱我！ - You've been coordinating together to play a prank on me!
夾時間gaan3 - to arrange for a meeting time -
夾口供
夾baend1 - to jam as a band -
6. to share
夾 aaa6ckcoauantg1 - to share account -
7. to contribute; to chip in
我哋幾個夾錢買咗份禮物畀佢。 - We all chipped in some money to buy a gift for her.
一齊夾夾條數點做 - Let's chip in some ideas on how to do this maths question
钳
1. Simplified form of 鉗
鉗	qián
1. claw of a crustacean
隻蟹個鉗kim4-2 - claw of a crab
蟹鉗 - crab claws -
2. pincers, pliers, tongs
3. to grab or pinch with a plier or a crustacean claw
佢隻手俾隻蟹個鉗kim4-2 鉗kem4 親。 - His hand was pinched by a crab's claw.
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