扭

To turn in Chinese: 扭 (niǔ)

niǔ

to turn

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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扭

Zhuyin

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ㄋㄧㄡˇ

niǔ

ㄋ/ nㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他不小心扭伤了脚。

    tā bù xiǎo xīn niǔ shāng le jiǎo。

    He accidentally twisted and hurt his foot.

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Related words

别扭

biè niu

awkward

扭曲

niǔ qū

to twist

扭头

niǔ tóu

to turn one's head

扭转

niǔ zhuǎn

to reverse

排行榜

pái háng bǎng

the charts (of best-sellers)

派出

pài chū

to send

判

pàn

to judge

泡

pào

bubble

炮

pào

cannon

陪同

péi tóng

to accompany

配置

pèi zhì

to deploy

皮球

pí qiú

ball (made of rubber, leather etc)

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