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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