掰 bāi break off with fingers and thumb

HSK 6 — the top of the six old levels: 2,500 new words, 5,000 in all. You read and discuss almost anything. In HSK 3.0, 掰 is in band 7–9. HSK 6 explained

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中掰。

It means to break off with your fingers and thumb. A friend holds out a chocolate bar and says it, so you snap off a piece for yourself. Want to try it out loud?

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Stroke order

掰 is written in 12 strokes.

掰 — the Chinese character for break off with fingers and thumb (bāi), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 掰 — break off with fingers and thumb

Senses

to break off or break open sth with one's hands
(fig.) to break off (a relationship)

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Where 掰 lives

HSK 6 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 7–9 Practise Topic: Everyday actions Practise

掰 is pronounced bāi and means “break off with fingers and thumb”.