扭

niǔㄋㄧㄡˇ

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HSK 6

Meaning

Meanings

1
to turn
2
to twist
3
to wring
4
to sprain
5
to swing one's hips

Examples

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我開門的時候把門柄扭了出來。

I tried to open the door, and the doorknob came off.

我打排球的時候扭傷了手指。

I sprained my finger while playing volleyball.

他把足踝扭傷了，整整一個月不能走路。

A sprained ankle disabled him from walking for a month.

如果你在洋娃娃腹部的側面上鏈的話，它就會扭動手臂，翻著筋斗向前前進。

If you wind up the doll with the key on the side of its torso it will swing its arms round and go forward doing somersaults.

Characters

Character breakdown

丑

chǒu

surname Chou

Related: 扭

扭转

niǔ zhuǎn

to reverse

扭头

niǔ tóu

to turn one's head

Stroke practice

Practice writing 扭

Characters

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