[qiā]
[动]
(用指甲按; 用手指使劲捏或截断) pinch; nip
pinch back the young shoots
把嫩枝掐短
stub out the cigarette
把香烟掐了
Don't nip off the flowers.
不要掐花。
He pinched the top of the plants off.
他把植物的顶端掐掉。
(用手的虎口紧紧按住) clutch
seize sb. by the throat; take by the throat
掐脖子
choke to death; throttle
掐死