Usage of the character 夾
jiā
夹
[夾]
- 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. (jiá)
jiá
夹
[夾]
- double-layered (quilt); lined (garment)
jià
夹
[夾]
- Taiwan pr. used in 夾生／夹生 (jiāshēng) and 夾竹桃／夹竹桃 (jiāzhútáo)
fángjiā
防夹
[防夾]
- antipinch (e.g. preventing catching fingers in automatic car windows)
jiācéng
夹层
[夾層]
- hollow layer between two solid layers
- (architecture) mezzanine
chánjiā
缠夹
[纏夾]
- to annoy
- to bother
- to harass
fàjiā
发夹
[髮夾]
- hair clip
jiāxīn
夹心
[夾心]
- to fill with stuffing (e.g. in cooking)
- stuffed
píjiā
皮夹
[皮夾]
- wallet
- Taiwan pr. (píjiá)
jiādào
夹道
[夾道]
- a narrow street (lined with walls)
- to line the street
jiābǎn
夹板
[夾板]
- wooden boards used to press sth together
- (medicine) splint
jiājǐn
夹紧
[夾緊]
- to clamp
- to grip
jiājiǎo
夹角
[夾角]
- angle (between two intersecting lines)
jiāqián
夹钳
[夾鉗]
- tongs
jiādài
夹带
[夾帶]
- 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
jiāchí
夹持
[夾持]
- to clamp
- tongs
jiāduàn
夹断
[夾斷]
- to nip (i.e. cut short)
- to pinch off
jiá'ǎo
夹袄
[夾襖]
- lined jacket
- double layered jacket
- CL:件 (jiàn)
jiākè
夹克
[夾克]
- (loanword) jacket
- also pr. (jiákè)
jiājù
夹具
[夾具]
- clamp
- fixture (machining)
yījiā
衣夹
[衣夾]
- clothespin
- clothes peg
jiāgōng
夹攻
[夾攻]
- attack from two sides
- pincer movement
- converging attack
- attack on a flank
- fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks
jiāxiàn
夹馅
[夾餡]
- stuffed (of food)
- with filling
jiāshēng
夹生
[夾生]
- half-cooked
- (fig.) not completely done, solved, developed etc
- Taiwan pr. (jiàsheng)
jiāzá
夹杂
[夾雜]
- to mix together (disparate substances)
- to mingle
- a mix
- to be tangled up with
dànjiā
弹夹
[彈夾]
- ammunition clip
- cartridge clip
- magazine (for ammunition)
qiánjiā
钱夹
[錢夾]
- wallet
- Taiwan pr. (qiánjiá)
jiāzi
夹子
[夾子]
- clip
- clamp
- tongs
- folder
- wallet
Jiājiāng
夹江
[夾江]
- Jiajiang county in Leshan 樂山／乐山 ( Lèshān), Sichuan
jiāpán
夹盘
[夾盤]
- chuck (for a drill etc)
zhǐjiā
纸夹
[紙夾]
- paper clip
jiājī
夹击
[夾擊]
- pincer attack
- attack from two or more sides
- converging attack
- attack on a flank
- fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks
jiāgùn
夹棍
[夾棍]
- leg vise (torture instrument)
jiāpī
夹批
[夾批]
- critical annotations between the lines
jiādāng
夹当
[夾當]
- crucial moment
- critical time
jiāfèng
夹缝
[夾縫]
- crack
- crevice
jiādāngr
夹当儿
[夾當兒]
- erhua variant of 夾當／夹当 (jiādāng)
jiāwěiba
夹尾巴
[夾尾巴]
- to have one's tail between one's legs
jiāziyīn
夹子音
[夾子音]
- (coll.) (neologism c. 2021) cutesy high-pitched voice
yǔjiāxuě
雨夹雪
[雨夾雪]
- sleet
- mixture of snow and rain
dàng'ànjiā
档案夹
[檔案夾]
- file folder; portfolio
jiāliàndài
夹链袋
[夾鏈袋]
- resealable bag; ziplock bag
biàndiàojiā
变调夹
[變調夾]
- capo
gāzhiwō
夹肢窝
[夾肢窩]
- armpit
- also written 胳肢窩／胳肢窝 (gāzhiwō)
shōucángjiā
收藏夹
[收藏夾]
- favorites folder (web browser)
jiāxīnzú
夹心族
[夾心族]
- sandwich generation
jiāsāir
夹塞儿
[夾塞兒]
- to cut into a line
- queue-jumping
ròujiāmó
肉夹馍
[肉夾饃]
- lit. meat wedged in steamed bun
- "Chinese burger"
- sliced meat sandwich popular in north China
zīliàojiā
资料夹
[資料夾]
- (file) folder
jiāzhútáo
夹竹桃
[夾竹桃]
- oleander (Nerium indicum)
- Taiwan pr. (jiàzhútáo)
wénjiànjiā
文件夹
[文件夾]
- folder
- file (paper)
jiājiǎotuō
夹脚拖
[夾腳拖]
- flip-flops
Jiāshānsì
夹山寺
[夾山寺]
- Jiashan Temple, Buddhist temple in Shimen county 石門縣／石门县 ( Shíménxiàn), Changde 常德 ( Chángdé), Hunan, the purported final home and burial place of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 ( Lǐ Zìchéng)
jiāwáwa
夹娃娃
[夾娃娃]
- (coll.) to induce an abortion (Tw)
èyújiā
鳄鱼夹
[鱷魚夾]
- crocodile clip
- spring clip
liàngyījiā
晾衣夹
[晾衣夾]
- clothes pin
jiāshēngfàn
夹生饭
[夾生飯]
- half-cooked rice
- (fig.) half-finished job that is difficult to complete because it was not done properly in the first instance
- Taiwan pr. (jiàshengfàn)
Jiājiāngxiàn
夹江县
[夾江縣]
- Jiajiang county in Leshan 樂山／乐山 ( Lèshān), Sichuan
shòujiābǎnqì
受夹板气
[受夾板氣]
- to be attacked by both sides in a quarrel
- to be caught in the crossfire
Hútáo Jiāzi
胡桃夹子
[胡桃夾子]
- The Nutcracker (ballet)
jiāqījiābā
夹七夹八
[夾七夾八]
- completely mixed up
- in a muddle
jiāxīnbǐnggān
夹心饼干
[夾心餅乾]
- sandwich cookie
- (jocular) sb who is caught between two opposing parties; sb who is between the hammer and the anvil
jiāqǐwěiba
夹起尾巴
[夾起尾巴]
- to tuck one's tail between one's legs
- fig. to back down
- in a humiliating situation
chánjiābùqīng
缠夹不清
[纏夾不清]
- to muddle things together (idiom)
- to bother sb with annoying muddle-headed talk
Jiǎjiāwēidé
贾夹威德
[賈夾威德]
- Janjaweed (armed Baggara herders used by the Sudanese government against Darfur rebels)
shuāngrénbāojiā
双人包夹
[雙人包夾]
- double team (sports)
jiādàohuānyíng
夹道欢迎
[夾道歡迎]
- to line the streets in welcome
bèijiādiànchí
背夹电池
[背夾電池]
- battery case (for a phone)
jiájiǎotuōxié
夹脚拖鞋
[夾腳拖鞋]
- flip-flops
chánjiā'èrxiānsheng
缠夹二先生
[纏夾二先生]
- annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly
Jiāshān Guójiā Sēnlín Gōngyuán
夹山国家森林公园
[夾山國家森林公園]
- Jiashan National Forest Park in Shimen 石門／石门 ( Shímén), Changde 常德 ( Chángdé), Hunan