夹 jiā jiá

be wedged or inserted between

HSK 5 #1758

DEFINITIONS

夹 jiā
  • to 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]
夹 jiá
  • double-layered
  • lined (garment)
  • variant of 夾|夹[jia2]
夹 jià
  • Taiwan pr. used in 夾生|夹生[jia1 sheng1] and 夾竹桃|夹竹桃[jia1 zhu2 tao2]

STROKES

WORDS

夹子 jiā zi
HSK 5
clip; clamp; tongs; folder; wallet
夹杂 jiā zá
HSK 6
to mix together (disparate substances); to mingle; a mix; to be tangled up with
夹克 jiā kè jacket (loanword); also pr. [jia2 ke4]
文件夹 wén jiàn jiā folder; file (paper)
皮夹 pí jiā wallet; Taiwan pr. [pi2 jia2]
夹心 jiā xīn to fill with stuffing (e.g. in cooking); stuffed
弹夹 dàn jiā ammunition clip; cartridge clip; magazine (for ammunition)
发夹 fà jiā hair clip
夹板 jiā bǎn splint; clamp; vise (as torture instrument)
夹层 jiā céng interval between two layers; double-layered; mezzanine
钱夹 qián jiā wallet; Taiwan pr. [qian2 jia2]
夹击 jiā jī pincer attack; attack from two or more sides; converging attack; attack on a flank; fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks
夹带 jiā dài to carry within it; to be mixed in; to slip sth in; to intersperse; (hydrology etc) to entrain; to smuggle; notes smuggled into an exam
夹竹桃 jiā zhú táo oleander (Nerium indicum); Taiwan pr. [jia4 zhu2 tao2]
夹缝 jiā fèng crack; crevice
夹攻 jiā gōng attack from two sides; pincer movement; converging attack; attack on a flank; fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks
夹角 jiā jiǎo angle (between two intersecting lines)
夹道欢迎 jiā dào huān yíng to line the streets in welcome
夹馅 jiā xiàn stuffed (of food); with filling
衣夹 yī jiā clothespin; clothes peg
夹具 jiā jù clamp; fixture (machining)
夹棍 jiā gùn leg vise (torture instrument)
夹道 jiā dào a narrow street (lined with walls); to line the street
雨夹雪 yǔ jiā xuě sleet; mixture of snow and rain
受夹板气 shòu jiā bǎn qì to be attacked by both sides in a quarrel; to be caught in the crossfire
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