捏 niē HSK7 pick with fingers Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (4) All meanings 5 niē 5 mold 2fabricate 1grasp 1pinch 1 5 sentences 他很擅长捏泥人。 tā hěn shàncháng niē nírén. He is very good at molding clay figurines. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他把手里的泥巴捏成了一个圆坨。 tā bǎ shǒu lǐ de níba niē chéng le yī gè yuán tuó. He molded the mud in his hands into a round lump. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary大家都为他捏了一把汗。 dàjiā dōu wèi tā niē le yī bǎ hàn. Everyone was nervous for him. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他用手指捏住了一只蚂蚁。 tā yòng shǒuzhǐ niē zhù le yī zhī mǎyǐ. He pinched an ant between his fingers. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary这些话完全是他凭空捏出来的。 zhèxiē huà wánquán shì tā píngkōng niē chulai de. These words were entirely made up by him out of thin air. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary