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夹

夾
jiā
verb HSK 5 #3,270

Meanings

  1. 1 to clip; to clamp; to squeeze
  2. 2 to carry under the arm
  3. 3 to pick up (food with chopsticks)

Examples

请帮我夹一块鱼。
Qǐng bāng wǒ jiā yí kuài yú.
Please pick up a piece of fish for me (with chopsticks).
她把文件夹在胳膊下面。
Tā bǎ wénjiàn jiā zài gēbo xiàmiàn.
She carried the documents under her arm.
用夹子夹住头发。
Yòng jiāzi jiā zhù tóufa.
Clip the hair with a hair clip.

Tips

usage
At a Chinese dinner, it's polite for the host to 夹菜 (jiā cài) — pick up food with chopsticks and place it in your bowl. It shows hospitality.
usage
文件夹 (wénjiàn jiā) means folder/binder — something that 'clips' documents together.

Stroke Order

夹 jiā