钳子 meaning in English

qiánzi

pliers; pincers

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 鉗子13 strokes

Meaning of 钳子

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

qiánzi
  1. pliers
  2. pincers
  3. tongs
  4. forceps
  5. vise
  6. clamp
  7. claw (of a crab etc)
  8. (dialect) earring

Measure word: 把

钳子 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

把bǎ钳qián子zi放fàng在zài工gōng具jù箱xiāng里lǐ。
Put the pliers in the tool box.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

钳 qián · pincers · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

子 zi · noun suffix · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 钳子.

孩子háizichild
儿子érzison
房子fángzihouse; building (single- or two-story)
桌子zhuōzitable; desk
杯子bēizicup; glass
包子bāozibaozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
本子běnzibook; notebook
样子yàngziappearance; manner
日子rìziday; a (calendar) date
椅子yǐzichair
瓶子píngzibottle
例子lìzicase; (for) instance

Questions about 钳子

What does 钳子 mean?

钳子 (qiánzi) means "pliers; pincers" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 钳子?

钳子 is made of 2 characters: 钳 (10 strokes), 子 (3 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 钳子 an HSK word?

Yes. 钳子 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 钳子 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 钳子 is written 鉗子.