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钳子 Pronunciation and Pinyin

钳子 Usage and Examples

pliers

如果大腿骨旋转不够充分,你会把巨大的拧压施加到到半月板上——胫骨和大腿骨就好像一把巨大的钳子。

If the thighbone doesn't rotate enough, you'll apply huge pinching pressure to the meniscus—as if your shinbone and thighbone were a giant pair of pliers.

“我太胖了。”他大声呻吟着,就像被钳子夹住了一样。

"I am much too stout," groaned he aloud, while fixed as in a vice.

The characters in 钳子

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
钳
qián10clamp or pliers
子
zi3son, child, seed, small thing

More words starting with 钳

  • qián钳jī击pincer attack, pincer movement
  • qián钳jī击zhàn战shù术pincer movement, pincer attack
  • qián钳zhì制control, restrict
  • qián钳zhì制le了restrained, controlled
  • qián钳kǒu口jaw, jaws
  • qián钳kǒu口bù不yǔ语keep silent, remain silent
  • qián钳gōng工Fitter, Bench fitter
  • qián钳xíng形gōng攻shì势A pincer movement

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Questions about 钳子

What does 钳子 mean in Chinese?

钳子 (qián zi) means “pliers”.

How do you pronounce 钳子?

钳子 is pronounced qián zi in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “pliers” in Chinese?

“pliers” is 钳子 (qián zi) in Chinese.

How is 钳子 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 钳子, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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