捏[niē]

动

1. hold between the finger and thumb; pinch

♦ ~着鼻子 stop one's nose with the fingers

♦ 把米里的虫子~出来 pick the worms out of the rice

2. knead with the fingers; mould

♦ ~泥人儿 mould clay figurines

♦ ~饺子 make dumplings

3. fabricate; make up

♦ ~报 fake a report