Chinese Word: 拗 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

拗

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic: 幼 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 柪幼窈坳

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Pinyin: ào

English Definition: to bend in two so as to break; to defy; to disobey; also pr. [ao3]

Chinese Definition:
①不顺，不顺从：拗口。拗口令。
Example Words:

违拗	wéi ào	to disobey; to defy; deliberately going against (rule, convention, sb's wishes etc)
拗口	ào kǒu	hard to pronounce; awkward-sounding
拗口令	ào kǒu lìng	tongue twister
三拗汤	sān ào tāng	san'ao decoction (TCM)
事事拗违	shì shì ào wéi	everything has gone to the dogs (idiom)

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Pinyin: niù

English Definition: stubborn; obstinate
Chinese Definition:
①固执，不驯顺：执拗。拗不过他。
Example Words:
执拗 zhí niù stubborn; willful; pigheaded; Taiwan pr. [zhi2 ao4]
拗不过 niù bu guò can't persuade; unable to make (sb) change their mind; unable to resist (sb)
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1		tā 他 bǎ 把 jīn shǔ sī 金属丝 ào 拗 chéng 成 le 了 yī gè 一个 U zì xíng 字形。 He twisted the wire into a U shape.
2		zhè ge 这个 shāng rén 商人 zài 在 tán pàn 谈判 zhōng 中 ào 拗 qiáng 强 gù zhí 固执。 The trader was obstinate in the negotiation.
3		suǒ yǐ 所以 wǒ 我 jiù 就 niù 拗 duàn 断 le 了 tā 他 de 的 yī zhǐ 一只 pò 破 qiān bǐ 铅笔。 So I snapped one of his stupid pencils.
4		cǐ qián 此前 de 的 kē xué jiā 科学家 men 们 zhǐ néng 只能 shè fǎ 设法 gòu jiàn 构建 chū 出 bǐ zhí 笔直 huò 或 ào 拗 zhé 折 jié gòu 结构。 Previously scientists have only managed to make straight or kinked structures.
5		bǎ 把 zhè 这 gǔ xiàn 股线 de 的 tóu 头 yī liǎng 一两 yīng cùn 英寸 niǔ 扭 zài 在 yì qǐ 一起， bìng 并 ào 拗 tā 它 yí xià 一下 shǐ 使 tā 它 wān qū 弯曲。 Twist the first couple of inches of all the strands together and bend them over once.

1		tā 他 bǎ 把 jīn shǔ sī 金属丝 ào 拗 chéng 成 le 了 yī gè 一个 U zì xíng 字形。 He twisted the wire into a U shape.
2		zhè ge 这个 shāng rén 商人 zài 在 tán pàn 谈判 zhōng 中 ào 拗 qiáng 强 gù zhí 固执。 The trader was obstinate in the negotiation.
3		suǒ yǐ 所以 wǒ 我 jiù 就 niù 拗 duàn 断 le 了 tā 他 de 的 yī zhǐ 一只 pò 破 qiān bǐ 铅笔。 So I snapped one of his stupid pencils.
4		cǐ qián 此前 de 的 kē xué jiā 科学家 men 们 zhǐ néng 只能 shè fǎ 设法 gòu jiàn 构建 chū 出 bǐ zhí 笔直 huò 或 ào 拗 zhé 折 jié gòu 结构。 Previously scientists have only managed to make straight or kinked structures.
5		bǎ 把 zhè 这 gǔ xiàn 股线 de 的 tóu 头 yī liǎng 一两 yīng cùn 英寸 niǔ 扭 zài 在 yì qǐ 一起， bìng 并 ào 拗 tā 它 yí xià 一下 shǐ 使 tā 它 wān qū 弯曲。 Twist the first couple of inches of all the strands together and bend them over once.

执拗	zhí niù	stubborn; willful; pigheaded; Taiwan pr. [zhi2 ao4]
拗不过	niù bu guò	can't persuade; unable to make (sb) change their mind; unable to resist (sb)