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夹子

jiā zi

HSK 5 2-character word Traditional 夾子

What 夹子 means

1. clip
2. clamp
3. tongs
4. folder
5. wallet

The characters in 夹子

• 夹jiāto press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Example sentences

• 汤姆找不到锅铲了，只好用夹子为煎饼翻面。
  Unable to find a spatula, Tom used tongs to flip the pancakes.

Words starting with 夹子

• 夹子音jiā zi yīn(colloquial) (neologism, attested by 2021) cutesy high-pitched voice

Words containing 夹子

• 胡桃夹子Hú táo Jiā ziThe Nutcracker (ballet)

Sounds the same

Read jiā zi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 家子household; family