钳子 (鉗子)
qián zi
Pinyin

Definition

钳子 (鉗子)
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qián zi
  1. pliers
  2. pincers
  3. tongs
  4. forceps
  5. vise
  6. clamp
  7. claw (of a crab etc)
  8. CL:把[bǎ]
  9. (dialect) earring

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

ér zi
  1. 1 son
nǚ zǐ
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 female
qī zǐ
  1. 1 wife and children
  1. 1 son
  2. 2 child
  3. 3 seed
  4. 4 egg
  5. 5 small thing
  6. 6 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
  7. 7 Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
  8. 8 ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
hái zi
  1. 1 child

Idioms (20)

一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
不入虎穴,焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不见兔子不撒鹰
bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng
  1. 1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
  2. 2 one doesn't act without some incentive
乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
  1. 1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
  2. 2 general term for scoundrel
仁人君子
rén rén jūn zǐ
  1. 1 people of good will (idiom); charitable person

Sample Sentences

哦,很简单。我教你。先把它的腿和钳子掰下来。然后把蟹盖掰下来。
ò ,hěn jiǎndān 。wǒ jiāo nǐ 。xiān bǎ tā de tuǐ hé qiánzi bāi xiàlai 。ránhòu bǎ xiè gài bāi xiàlai 。
Oh, it's really simple. I'll teach you. First break off its legs and claws, then pull off its shell.
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