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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 niēnie1to pinch (with one's fingers); to knead; to make up; variant of
2纯属捏造 純屬捏造 chún shǔ niē zàochun2 shu3 nie1 zao4sheer fabrication (idiom)
3拿捏 拿捏 niēna2 nie1to grasp; (dialect) affecting shyness; coy; to create difficulties
4捏估 捏估 niē gunie1 gu5to act as a go-between
5捏合 捏合 niē nie1 he2to act as a go between
6捏积 捏積 niē nie1 ji1see 捏脊
7捏脊 捏脊 niē nie1 ji3form 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)
8捏脊治疗 捏脊治療 niē zhì liáonie1 ji3 zhi4 liao2chiropractic (medicine)
9捏神捏鬼 捏神捏鬼 niē shén niē guǐnie1 shen2 nie1 gui3to negotiate stealthily (idiom)
10捏一把汗 捏一把汗 niē hànnie1 yi1 ba3 han4to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)
11捏一把冷汗 捏一把冷汗 niē lěng hànnie1 yi1 ba3 leng3 han4to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)
12捏造 捏造 niē zàonie1 zao4to make up; to fabricate
13扭扭捏捏 扭扭捏捏 niǔ niǔ niē niēniu3 niu3 nie1 nie1affecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech); mannered
14凭空捏造 憑空捏造 píng kōng niē zàoping2 kong1 nie1 zao4fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up
15砌词捏控 砌詞捏控 niē kòngqi4 ci2 nie1 kong4to make an accusation based on fabricated evidence (idiom)
16柿子挑软的捏 柿子挑軟的捏 shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niēshi4 zi5 tiao1 ruan3 de5 nie1lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom); fig. it's the weak (i.e. 软柿子 ) who get picked on; bullies pick soft targets