钳 (qián) — (noun) pliers, tongs, pincers, claw (of animal); (verb) to clamp, to pinch, to restrain, to gag
Definition
A bound morpheme meaning 'pliers, pincers, tongs' (noun) or 'to clamp, restrain, gag' (verb). Most commonly seen in compounds like 钳子 (pliers) and 钳制 (to clamp down on).
noun
plierstongspincersclaw (of animal)
verb
to clampto pinchto restrainto gag
Examples
- ，。Zhè bǎ qián zi hěn jiù, dàn hái néng yòng.This pair of pliers is very old, but it can still be used.
- 钳，。Tā yòng lì qián zhù nà ge líng jiàn, fáng zhǐ tā huá luò.He clamped the part firmly to prevent it from slipping.
- 。Xīn fǎ guī qián zhì le qǐ yè de lǒng duàn xíng wéi.The new regulation restrained the monopolistic behavior of enterprises.
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