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扭

niǔ

HSK 6 Character

What 扭 means

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

Example sentences

• 汤姆扭伤了手腕。
  Tom sprained his wrist.
• 扭转治疗是酷刑。
  Conversion therapy is torture.
• 不要扭曲我说的话。
  Don't twist my words around.
• 她锻炼时扭伤了脚踝。
  Tā duànliàn shí niǔ shāng le jiǎohuái.
  She twisted her ankle while she was doing exercise.
• 我打排球的时候扭伤了手指。
  Wǒ dǎ páiqiú de shíhou niǔ shāng le shǒuzhǐ.
  I sprained my finger while playing volleyball.
• 我开门的时候把门柄扭了出来。
  Wǒ kāimén de shíhou bǎmén bǐng niǔ le chūlái.
  I tried to open the door, and the doorknob came off.

Words starting with 扭

• 扭转niǔ zhuǎnto reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation); (mechanics) torsion
• 扭曲niǔ qūto twist; to warp; to distort
• 扭头niǔ tóuto turn one's head; to turn around
• 扭伤niǔ shānga sprain; a crick; to sprain
• 扭捏niǔ nieaffecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech)
• 扭打niǔ dǎto wrestle; to grapple; to scuffle
• 扭扭捏捏niǔ niǔ niē niēaffecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech)
• 扭力niǔ lìtorque; turning force; torsion
• 扭摆niǔ bǎito twist and sway (one's body)
• 扭结niǔ jiéto tangle up; to twist together; to wind
• 扭蛋niǔ dàntoy in a capsule (dispensed from a vending machine)
• 扭送niǔ sòngto seize and hand sb over to the authorities
• 扭扭乐Niǔ niǔ lèTwister (game)
• 扭矩niǔ jǔtorque; turning force
• 扭腰niǔ yāoto sway one's hips; to twist one's waist
• 扭亏niǔ kuīto make good a deficit; to reverse a loss
• 扭亏为盈niǔ kuī wéi yíng(idiom) to get into the black; to become profitable
• 扭转乾坤niǔ zhuǎn qián kūnlit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom); fig. to change the course of events…
• 扭角羚niǔ jiǎo língtakin (Budorcas taxicolor); goat-antelope

Words containing 扭

• 别扭biè niuawkward; difficult; uncomfortable
• 歪歪扭扭wāi wāi niǔ niǔcrooked; askew
• 闹别扭nào biè niuto be difficult with sb; to provoke disagreement; at loggerheads
• 强扭的瓜不甜qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tiánlit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet…
• 绞扭jiǎo niǔto wring
• 睾丸扭转gāo wán niǔ zhuǎn(medicine) testicular torsion
• 七扭八歪qī niǔ bā wāimisshapen; crooked; uneven (idiom)

Characters built on 丑

These share the phonetic component 丑 (chǒu), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 纽niǔto turn; to wrench; button
• 钮niǔbutton
• 羞xiūshy; ashamed; shame
• 妞niūgirl
• 忸niǔused in 忸怩
• 狃niǔaccustomed to

Characters that look like 扭

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 担dānto undertake; to carry; to shoulder
• 纽niǔto turn; to wrench; button
• 征zhēngjourney; trip; expedition
• 拍pāito pat; to clap; to slap
• 拦lánto block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)
• 拄zhǔto lean on; to prop on

Sounds the same

Read niǔ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 纽to turn; to wrench; button
• 钮button
• 忸used in 忸怩
• 狃accustomed to
• 杻handcuffs; red apricot