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HSK
5

press from both sides

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

jia1 jiā

Meaning


Primary

press from both sides

Alternatives

sandwich, pressed from both sides, pressing from both sides, pressed between, press between

Mnemonic


[ji-] Jimmy Neutron is in [1] front of the [-a] auditorium, waiting in line to enter the lobby. It is quite packed, and he is 夹 pressed from both sides from other people lining up, barely able to move, forming a person 夹 sandwich. Hungry, he takes out some ingredients that are stored inside his robot dog and makes a 夹 sandwich, 夹 pressing from both sides the two pieces of bread to complete his PB&J as he waits to get into the auditorium lobby.

Same Pronunciation