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扭 niǔ

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扭 niǔ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
niǔ | niu3
English translation
to turn
to twist
to wring
to sprain
to swing one's hips
to turn, to twist, to wrench; to grasp, to seize

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About 扭 niǔ

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

扭 niǔ

Contains the radical

扌 shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

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Etymology of 扭 niǔ

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰扌丑

Semantic compound

扌 shǒu

Phonetic compound

丑 Chǒu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 shǒu represents the meaning and 丑 Chǒu represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 扭 niǔ

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我们 wǒmen 总 zǒng 得 dé 憋着性子 xìng zi ,好象 hǎo xiàng 人人 rén rén 都 dōu 在 zài 跟 gēn 我们 wǒmen 闹别扭 nào biè niu .

We used to suffer and act as though everybody was against us.

它 tā 试 shì 着 zhāo 扭过身 shēn 去 qù 咬 yǎo , 但 dàn 一 yī 拽 yè 更 gēng 疼 téng .

It turns to bite the eagle's claw off , but the pain becomes more acute.

这 zhè 弟兄 dì xiong 俩 liǎ 又 yòu 在 zài 闹别扭 nào biè niu .

The two brothers are bickering again.

唉 āi , 老爷 lǎo ye ,我 wǒ 说 shuì 的 de 是 shì 最最老实 lǎoshi 的 de 话 huà ,可 kě 您 nín 总 zǒng 是 shì 这么 zhè me 一 yī 扭 niǔ .

Oh, sir: you always give my most innocent words such a turn.

陈 Chén 姨太带 dài 着 zhāo 一股脂粉 zhī fěn 香 xiāng ,扭扭捏捏 niǔ niǔ niē niē 地 de 从 Cóng 隔壁 gébì 房 Fáng 里 lǐ 跑过来,站 zhàn 在 zài 旁边 pángbiān 给 gěi 祖父 zǔfù 捶背 chuí bèi .

Mistress Chen hastened in from the next room to drum her fists lightly on his back.

Words with 扭 niǔ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
扭 niǔ to turn扭 niǔ
扭曲 niǔ qū to twist扭曲 niǔ qū
扭转 niǔzhuǎn to reverse扭轉
扭伤 niǔ shāng a sprain扭傷
别扭 bièniu awkward彆扭
扭头 niǔ tóu to turn one's head扭頭
扭矩 niǔ jǔ torque扭矩 niǔ jǔ
扭亏 niǔ kuī to reverse a loss扭虧
扭打 niǔ dǎ to wrestle扭打 niǔ dǎ
闹别扭 nào biè niu to be difficult with sb鬧彆扭
扭转乾坤 niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn to turn things around扭轉乾坤
扭扭捏捏 niǔ niǔ niē niē coy扭扭捏捏 niǔ niǔ niē niē
扭力 niǔ lì torque扭力 niǔ lì
扭捏 niǔ nie coy扭捏 niǔ nie
歪歪扭扭 wāi wāi niǔ niǔ crooked歪歪扭扭 wāi wāi niǔ niǔ
扭结 niǔ jié to tangle up扭結
扭摆 niǔ bǎi to twist and sway (one's body)扭擺
七扭八歪 qī niǔ bā wāi misshapen七扭八歪 qī niǔ bā wāi
扭角羚 niǔ jiǎo líng goat-antelope扭角羚 niǔ jiǎo líng

扭 niǔ Decomposition & Compounds

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扭 niǔ Decomposition

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