扭
niǔ
HSK level: HSK 6
Meaning
to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips
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Characters
Examples
我碰蚯蚓的时候，它扭动起来。
wǒ pèng qiū yǐn de shí hou， tā niǔ dòng qǐ lai。
The earthworm wriggled when I touched it.
Words with this character
扭曲 niǔ qū to twist扭转 niǔ zhuǎn to reverse别扭 biè niu awkward扭头 niǔ tóu to turn one's head扭伤 niǔ shāng a sprain绞扭 jiǎo niǔ to wring扭摆 niǔ bǎi to twist and sway扭打 niǔ dǎ to wrestle扭蛋 niǔ dàn toy in a capsule扭结 niǔ jié to tangle up扭矩 niǔ jǔ torque扭亏 niǔ kuī to make good a deficit扭力 niǔ lì torque扭捏 niǔ nie affecting shyness or embarrassment扭送 niǔ sòng to seize and hand sb over to the authorities扭腰 niǔ yāo to sway one's hips扭扭乐 Niǔ niǔ lè Twister闹别扭 nào biè niu to be difficult with sb扭角羚 niǔ jiǎo líng takin睾丸扭转 gāo wán niǔ zhuǎn testicular torsion扭亏为盈 niǔ kuī wéi yíng to get into the black扭扭捏捏 niǔ niǔ niē niē affecting shyness or embarrassment扭转乾坤 niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn lit. to upend heaven and earth