撮 cuō A. verb ① dialect (捏取) hold with one’s fingers ▸ 撮点儿盐 take a pinch of salt ② (摘取) summarize → 撮要③ literary (聚拢) assemble → 撮合④ (指用簸箕) scoop up ▸ 撮起一簸箕土 scoop up a dustpan of dirt ⑤ dialect (吃) eat ▸ 上馆子撮一顿 eat at a restaurant B. measure word dialect pinch ▸ 一撮鼻烟 a pinch of snuff ▸ figurative 一小撮匪徒 a handful of bandits → zuǒ |