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拈 (nim4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

拈 (nim4, niān) — to nip; to grasp with the fingers; to fiddle with; Taiwan pr. [nián]

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 拈輕怕重 (nim1 hing1 paa3 cung5) — picking easy jobs and avoid the hard ones
• 拈 (nim1) — to nip; to grasp with the fingers; to fiddle with; Taiwan pr. [nián]
• 拈 (nin2) — an alternative form for 撚, to twirl in figers
• 拈指 (nim1 zi2) — a snap of the fingers; a short moment; in a flash; in the twinkling of an eye
• 拈花惹草 (nim1 faa1 je5 cou2) — lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom); fig. to womanize; to fr…
• 拈酸 (nim1 syun1) — (old) to be jealous

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