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拧

níng

HSK 6 Character Traditional 擰

What 拧 means

1. to pinch
2. wring

Other readings

拧 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• nǐngmistake; to twist
• nìngstubborn

Example sentences

• 用拧檬汁代替醋。
  Use lemon juice instead of vinegar.
• 汤姆拧干毛巾挂起来晾干。
  Tāngmǔ níng gān máojīn guàqǐlái liànggān.
  Tom wrung out the towel and hung it up to dry.
• 现在你只要拧紧螺丝，就大功告成了。
  Now all you have to do is tighten the screw, and Bob's your uncle.
• 他在墙上钻了个洞，把膨胀螺栓塞进去，拧上一颗螺丝，然后在螺丝上挂了一幅阿尔卑斯山的画。
  He drilled a hole in the wall, pushed a Rawlplug into it, screwed in a screw, and hung on the screw a picture of the Alps.

Words starting with 拧

• 拧开nǐng kāito unscrew; to twist off (a lid); to turn on (a faucet)
• 拧巴nǐng ba(dialect) awkward; uncomfortable; (dialect) obstinate; contrary; argumentative
• 拧成一股绳níng chéng yī gǔ shéngto twist (strands) together to form a rope; (fig.) to unite; to work together

Words containing 拧

• 满拧mǎn nǐngtotally inconsistent; completely at odds
• 胳膊拧不过大腿gē bo nǐng bu guò dà tuǐ(idiom) the weak cannot overcome the strong

Characters built on 宁

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

• 柠níngused in 柠檬
• 泞nìngmuddy
• 狞níngfierce-looking
• 咛níngto enjoin
• 聍níngused in 耵聍

Characters that look like 拧

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

• 抖dǒuto tremble; to shake out; to reveal
• 抄chāoto make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize
• 柠níngused in 柠檬
• 籽zǐseed (of a plant)
• 抒shūto express; to give expression to; variant of 纾
• 狞níngfierce-looking

Sounds the same

Read níng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 凝to congeal; to concentrate attention; to stare
• 宁peaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc)
• 柠used in 柠檬
• 狞fierce-looking
• 咛to enjoin
• 聍used in 耵聍
• 儜weak; wearied; in distress
• 苧(used as a bound form in 苧烯; tangled; in disarray
• 寗old variant of 宁