扭
曲

To twist in Chinese: 扭曲 (niǔ qū)

niǔ qū

to twist

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to twist
  2. 2to warp
  3. 3to distort

Stroke order

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扭
曲

Zhuyin

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ㄋㄧㄡˇ

niǔ

ㄋ/ nㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

ㄑㄩ

qū

ㄑ/ qㄩ/ ü—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 这面镜子把我的脸照得扭曲了。

    zhè miàn jìng zi bǎ wǒ de liǎn zhào dé niǔ qū le。

    This mirror distorts my face.

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Related words

扭

niǔ

to turn

曲

qǔ

tune

歌曲

gē qǔ

song

乐曲

yuè qǔ

musical composition

弯曲

wān qū

to bend

戏曲

xì qǔ

Chinese opera

别扭

biè niu

awkward

扭头

niǔ tóu

to turn one's head

扭转

niǔ zhuǎn

to reverse

曲线

qū xiàn

curve

曲折

qū zhé

winding

歪曲

wāi qū

to distort

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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