夹持

夾持
jiāchí
  1. to clamp
  2. tongs

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 夹 jiā
  1. to press from either side
  2. to place in between
  3. to sandwich
  4. to carry sth under armpit
  5. wedged between
  6. between
  7. to intersperse
  8. to mix
  9. to mingle
  10. clip
  11. folder
  12. Taiwan pr. jiá
2 持 chí
  1. to hold
  2. to grasp
  3. to support
  4. to maintain
  5. to persevere
  6. to manage
  7. to run (i.e. administer)
  8. to control

Related entries

夹紧 jiājǐn
  1. to clamp
  2. to grip
拑 qián
  1. pliers
  2. pincers
  3. to clamp
箝 qián
  1. pliers
  2. pincers
  3. to clamp
钳 qián
  1. pincers
  2. pliers
  3. tongs
  4. claw (of animal)
  5. to grasp with pincers
  6. to pinch
  7. to clamp
  8. to restrain
  9. to restrict
  10. to gag
夹钳 jiāqián tongs
铗子 jiázi tongs
夹子 jiāzi
  1. clip
  2. clamp
  3. tongs
  4. folder
  5. wallet
湯姆找不到鍋鏟了，只好用夾子為煎餅翻面。

Unable to find a spatula, Tom used tongs to flip the pancakes.

Source: Tatoeba

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

classifier: 把

把钳子放在工具箱里。

Put the pliers in the tool box.

Source: Tatoeba