Definition

Examples

• 他轻轻地捻了一下灯芯。
  Tā qīngqīng de niǎn le yí xià dēngxīn.
  He gently twisted the lamp wick.
• 她用食指和大拇指捻断了那根线。
  Tā yòng shízhǐ hé dàmuzhǐ niǎn duàn le nà gēn xiàn.
  She broke that thread by twisting it between her index finger and thumb.
• 老人坐在门口捻着一根烟卷。
  Lǎorén zuò zài ménkǒu niǎn zhe yì gēn yān juǎn.
  The old man sat at the door twisting a cigarette (rolling it between his fingers).