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)
16 results for *捏*
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捏造niē zào
to make up; to fabricate
捏碎niē suì
to crush (sth) in one's hand
扭捏niǔ nie
affecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech); mannered
拿捏ná niē
(lit. and fig.) to grasp; to control; (dialect) affecting shyness; coy; (dialect) to deliberately create difficulties; to threaten
捏估niē gu
to act as a go-between
捏合niē hé
to act as a go between
捏积niē jī
see 捏脊[nie1 ji3]
捏脊niē jǐ
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)
凭空捏造píng kōng niē zào
fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up
扭扭捏捏niǔ niǔ niē niē
affecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech); mannered
捏一把汗niē yī bǎ hàn
to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)
捏脊治疗niē jǐ zhì liáo
chiropractic (medicine)
砌词捏控qì cí niē kòng
to make an accusation based on fabricated evidence (idiom)
捏一把冷汗niē yī bǎ lěng hàn
to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)
柿子挑软的捏shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē
lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom); fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子|软柿子[ruan3 shi4 zi5]) who get picked on; bullies pick soft targets