níng

to pinch

wring

hand (扌) + phonetic (宁) = wring and twist

The hand radical carries the meaning — twisting or wringing something with the hands. 宁 contributes the sound níng, not the sense.

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她把湿毛巾干了。

tā bǎ shī máojīn níng gān le。

She wrung the wet towel dry.

他用力着衣服上的水。

tā yòng lì níng zhe yīfu shàng de shuǐ。

He wrung the water out of the clothes with force.

Words with 拧

拧巴

nǐng ba

(dialect) awkward; uncomfortable

拧成一股绳

níng chéng yī gǔ shéng

to twist (strands) together to form a rope

拧开

nǐng kāi

to unscrew

满拧

mǎn nǐng

totally inconsistent

胳膊拧不过大腿

gē bo nǐng bu guò dà tuǐ

(idiom) the weak cannot overcome the strong

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