Meaning of jiá:
夹
variant of 夾|夹[jia2]; to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; Taiwan pr. [jia2]; Taiwan pr. used in 夾生|夹生[jia1 sheng1] and 夾竹桃|夹竹桃[jia1 zhu2 tao2]
Tā yòng kuàizi bǎ dòufu jiā qǐlái.
他用筷子把豆腐夹起来。
He used chopsticks to pick up the tofu.
Tā bǎ zhǐ jiā zài shū lǐ.
他把纸夹在书里。
He pressed the paper between the pages of the book.
Wǒ bǎ shūqiān jiā zài shū zhōngjiān.
我把书签夹在书中间。
I placed a bookmark in between the pages of the book.
Tā yòng zhú kuài jiā le yī kuài dòufu.
她用竹筷夹了一块豆腐。
She used bamboo chopsticks to pick up a piece of tofu.
Tā bǎ shū jiā zài gāzhī wō lǐ.
他把书夹在胳肢窝里。
He carried the book under his armpit.
Tā bǎ shū jiā zài liǎng gè wénjiàn zhī jiān.
他把书夹在两个文件之间。
He wedged the book between two files.
Tā bǎ xìnzhǐ jiā zài shū zhōng.
他把信纸夹在书中。
He placed the letter paper between the pages of the book.
Tā xǐhuān zài bīngqílín lǐ jiā qiǎokèlì suìpiàn.
他喜欢在冰淇淋里夹巧克力碎片。
He likes to mix chocolate chips into the ice cream.
Tā xǐhuān zài kāfēi lǐ jiā yīdiǎn nǎiyóu.
他喜欢在咖啡里夹一点奶油。
He likes to mingle a little cream in his coffee.
Wǒ yòng yī gè huíxíng jiā bǎ wénjiàn gùdìng hǎo.
我用一个回形夹把文件固定好。
I used a paperclip to secure the documents.
Tā yòng kuàizi bǎ jiǎozi jiā qǐlái.
他用筷子把饺子夹起来。
He picked up the dumplings with chopsticks.
Wǒ yòng kuàizi jiā qǐ yī kuài dòufu.
我用筷子夹起一块豆腐。
I used chopsticks to pick up a piece of tofu.
between
Liǎng běn shū zhī jiān yǒu yī zhī qiānbǐ bèi jiā zhe.
两本书之间有一支铅笔被夹着。
There is a pencil squeezed between the two books.
folder
Wǒ bǎ wénjiàn fàng zài zhège wénjiàn jiā lǐ.
我把文件放在这个文件夹里。
I put the documents in this folder.
double-layered (quilt); lined (garment)
Dōngtiān wǒ xǐhuān chuān jiákè, yīnwèi tā hěn nuǎnhuo.
冬天我喜欢穿夹克，因为它很暖和。
I like to wear a jacket in the winter because it is very warm.
