Meaning
clip; folder; hold between; to press from both sides; to place in between; hold between
Chinese: 从两边限制或放在中间；也指夹子。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jia” becomes a different word in each tone. 夹 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 夹子jiā ziclip; clamp; tongs; folder
- 夹杂jiā záto mix together (disparate substances); to mingle; a mix; to be tangled up with
- 夹生jiā shēnghalf-cooked; (fig.) not completely done, solved, developed etc; Taiwan pr.
- 发夹fà jiāhair clip
- 夹道jiā dàoa narrow street (lined with walls); to line the street
Example Sentence
他用筷子夹起了一块菜。Tā yòng kuài zi jiā qǐ le yí kuài cài.He picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks.
他用Tā yòngother use筷子kuài zichopsticks夹jiāto press from either side起qǐto rise了le(completed action)一块yí kuàia piece菜càivegetable。