created sense approved 拿捏 · nánie · to grasp — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
拿捏
nánie
to grasp
To grasp or control; to handle or measure the scale or propriety of a situation.
nániē
拿 (literal) → 拿 · ná · to manage 捏 (literal) → 捏 · niē · to pinch
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created sense approved 拿捏 · nánie · to make things difficult — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
拿捏
nánie
to make things difficult
To deliberately create difficulties for someone; to put pressure on or threaten someone by taking advantage of their weaknesses.
nániē
拿 (literal) → 拿 · ná · to make difficult 捏 (literal) → 捏 · niē · to pinch
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created sense approved 拿捏 · nánie · to be coy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
拿捏
nánie
to be coy
To be affectedly bashful or coy; to act in a stiff or unnatural way.
nániē
拿 (literal) → 拿 · ná · to put on 捏 (literal) → 捏 · niē · to pinch
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