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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 jiājia1to 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. [jia2]
2夹角 夾角 jiā jiǎojia1 jiao3angle (between two intersecting lines)
3夹杂 夾雜 jiā jia1 za2to mix together (disparate substances); to mingle; a mix; to be tangled up with
4夹心族 夾心族 jiā xīn jia1 xin1 zu2sandwich generation
5背夹电池 背夾電池 bèi jiā diàn chíbei4 jia1 dian4 chi2battery case (for a phone)
6变调夹 變調夾 biàn diào jiābian4 diao4 jia1capo
7缠夹 纏夾 chán jiāchan2 jia1to annoy; to bother; to harass
8缠夹不清 纏夾不清 chán jiā qīngchan2 jia1 bu4 qing1to muddle things together (idiom); to bother sb with annoying muddle-headed talk
9缠夹二先生 纏夾二先生 chán jiā èr xiān shengchan2 jia1 er4 xian1 sheng5annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly
10弹夹 彈夾 dàn jiādan4 jia1ammunition clip; cartridge clip; magazine (for ammunition)
11鳄鱼夹 鱷魚夾 è jiāe4 yu2 jia1crocodile clip; spring clip
12发夹 髮夾 jiāfa4 jia1hair clip
13防夹 防夾 fáng jiāfang2 jia1antipinch (e.g. preventing catching fingers in automatic car windows)
14胡桃夹子 胡桃夾子 táo jiā ziHu2 tao2 Jia1 zi5The Nutcracker (ballet)
15夹板 夾板 jiā bǎnjia1 ban3splint; clamp; vise (as torture instrument)
16夹板气 夾板氣 jiā bǎn jia1 ban3 qi4criticized by both sides
17夹层 夾層 jiā céngjia1 ceng2interval between two layers; double-layered; mezzanine
18夹持 夾持 jiā chíjia1 chi2to clamp; tongs
19夹带 夾帶 jiā dàijia1 dai4to carry within it; to be mixed in; to slip sth in; to intersperse; (hydrology etc) to entrain; to smuggle; notes smuggled into an exam
20夹带藏掖 夾帶藏掖 jiā dài cáng jia1 dai4 cang2 ye1to secretly carry sth. (idiom)
21夹袋人才 夾袋人才 jiā dài rén cáijia1 dai4 ren2 cai2talents on the waiting list whom one can implicitly trust (idiom)
22夹当 夾當 jiā dāngjia1 dang1crucial moment; critical time
23夹当儿 夾當兒 jiā dāng rjia1 dang1 r5erhua variant of 夹当
24夹道 夾道 jiā dàojia1 dao4a narrow street (lined with walls); to line the street
25夹道欢迎 夾道歡迎 jiā dào huān yíngjia1 dao4 huan1 ying2to line the streets in welcome
26夹道相迎 夾道相迎 jiā dào xiāng yíngjia1 dao4 xiang1 ying2to line the streets in welcome (idiom)
27夹断 夾斷 jiā duànjia1 duan4to nip (i.e. cut short); to pinch off
28夹缝 夾縫 jiā fèngjia1 feng4crack; crevice
29夹攻 夾攻 jiā gōngjia1 gong1attack from two sides; pincer movement; converging attack; attack on a flank; fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks
30夹棍 夾棍 jiā gùnjia1 gun4leg vise (torture instrument)
31夹击 夾擊 jiā jia1 ji1pincer attack; attack from two or more sides; converging attack; attack on a flank; fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks
32夹江 夾江 jiā jiāngJia1 jiang1Jiajiang county in Leshan 乐山 , Sichuan
33夹江县 夾江縣 jiā jiāng xiànJia1 jiang1 xian4Jiajiang county in Leshan 乐山 , Sichuan
34夹脚拖 夾腳拖 jiā jiǎo tuōjia1 jiao3 tuo1flip-flops
35夹紧 夾緊 jiā jǐnjia1 jin3to clamp; to grip
36夹紧尾巴 夾緊尾巴 jiā jǐn wěi bajia1 jin3 wei3 ba5to tucking one's tail between one's legs (idiom)
37夹具 夾具 jiā jia1 ju4clamp; fixture (machining)
38夹克 夾克 jiā jia1 ke4jacket (loanword); also pr. [jia2 ke4]
39夹盘 夾盤 jiā pánjia1 pan2chuck (for a drill etc)
40夹批 夾批 jiā jia1 pi1critical annotations between the lines
41夹七夹八 夾七夾八 jiā jiā jia1 qi1 jia1 ba1completely mixed up; in a muddle
42夹起尾巴 夾起尾巴 jiā wěi bajia1 qi3 wei3 ba5to tuck one's tail between one's legs; fig. to back down; in a humiliating situation
43夹钳 夾鉗 jiā qiánjia1 qian2tongs
44夹塞儿 夾塞兒 jiā sāi rjia1 sai1 r5to cut into a line; queue-jumping
45夹山国家森林公园 夾山國家森林公園 jiā shān guó jiā sēn lín gōng yuánJia1 shan1 Guo2 jia1 Sen1 lin2 Gong1 yuan2Jiashan National Forest Park in Shimen 石门 , Hunan
46夹山寺 夾山寺 jiā shān Jia1 shan1 si4Jiashan Temple, Buddhist temple in Shimen 石门 , Changde 常德 , Hunan, the purported final home and burial place of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成
47夹生 夾生 jiā shēngjia1 sheng1half-cooked; (fig.) not completely done, solved, developed etc; Taiwan pr. [jia4 sheng5]
48夹生饭 夾生飯 jiā shēng fànjia1 sheng1 fan4half-cooked rice; (fig.) half-finished job that is difficult to complete because it was not done properly in the first instance; Taiwan pr. jia4 sheng5 fan4
49夹娃娃 夾娃娃 jiā wajia1 wa2 wa5(coll.) to induce an abortion (Tw)
50夹尾巴 夾尾巴 jiā wěi bajia1 wei3 ba5to have one's tail between one's legs
51夹馅 夾餡 jiā xiànjia1 xian4stuffed (of food); with filling
52夹心 夾心 jiā xīnjia1 xin1to fill with stuffing (e.g. in cooking); stuffed
53夹心饼干 夾心餅乾 jiā xīn bǐng gānjia1 xin1 bing3 gan1sandwich cookie; (jocularly) sb who is caught between two opposing parties; sb who is between the hammer and the anvil
54夹竹桃 夾竹桃 jiā zhú táojia1 zhu2 tao2oleander (Nerium indicum); Taiwan pr. [jia4 zhu2 tao2]
55夹子 夾子 jiā zijia1 zi5clip; clamp; tongs; folder; wallet
56贾夹威德 賈夾威德 jiǎ jiā wēi Jia3 jia1 wei1 de2Janjaweed (armed Baggara herders used by the Sudanese government against Darfur rebels)
57里外夹攻 裡外夾攻 wài jiā gōngli3 wai4 jia1 gong1to attack from within and without (idiom)
58晾衣夹 晾衣夾 liàng jiāliang4 yi1 jia1clothes pin
59皮夹 皮夾 jiāpi2 jia1wallet; Taiwan pr. [pi2 jia2]
60钱夹 錢夾 qián jiāqian2 jia1wallet; Taiwan pr. [qian2 jia2]
61肉夹馍 肉夾饃 ròu jiā rou4 jia1 mo2lit. meat wedged in steamed bun; "Chinese burger"; sliced meat sandwich popular in north China
62收藏夹 收藏夾 shōu cáng jiāshou1 cang2 jia1favorites folder (web browser)
63首尾夹攻 首尾夾攻 shǒu wěi jiā gōngshou3 wei3 jia1 gong1to be attacked in the front and the rear (idiom)
64受夹板气 受夾板氣 shòu jiā bǎn shou4 jia1 ban3 qi4to be attacked by both sides in a quarrel; to be caught in the crossfire
65双人包夹 雙人包夾 shuāng rén bāo jiāshuang1 ren2 bao1 jia1double team (sports)
66水陆夹攻 水陸夾攻 shuǐ jiā gōngshui3 lu4 jia1 gong1to attack both by land and by water (idiom)
67四面夹攻 四面夾攻 miàn jiā gōngsi4 mian4 jia1 gong1to attack on four sides (idiom)
68文件夹 文件夾 wén jiàn jiāwen2 jian4 jia1folder; file (paper)
69衣夹 衣夾 jiāyi1 jia1clothespin; clothes peg
70雨夹雪 雨夾雪 jiā xuěyu3 jia1 xue3sleet; mixture of snow and rain
71纸夹 紙夾 zhǐ jiāzhi3 jia1paper clip
72资料夹 資料夾 liào jiāzi1 liao4 jia1(file) folder

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