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pliers / pincers / tongs / forceps / vise / clamp / claw (of a crab etc) / CL: / (dialect) earring
HSK 7-9
fire tongs
to suppress; to muzzle; to gag
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  *鉗* | 鉗* | *鉗
pincers / pliers / tongs / claw (of animal) / to grasp with pincers / to pinch / to clamp / to restrain / to restrict / to gag
vise / pincer pliers
fitter / benchwork
pipe wrench
obstetric forceps
wrench / spanner
vise
wire cutting pincers
with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom) / (of a marching army) in utter silence
tongs
to clamp down; to suppress
pipe wrench / monkey wrench
tweezers
bench vise
(bird species of China) Asian openbill (Anastomus oscitans)
wire stripper
crimping pliers / amp pliers
locking pliers; mole grips
nail clipper
bolt cutter
garlic press
wrench


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