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Meaning of 拗

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拗Polyphone (多音字)
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 手
Pictophonetic:幼 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
Similar Characters: 柪 幼 窈 坳
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1
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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2
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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Example Sentences
1
他把金属丝拗成了一个
U
字形
。
He twisted the wire into a U shape.
2
这个商人在谈判中拗强固执
。
The trader was obstinate in the negotiation.
3
所以我就拗断了他的一只破铅笔
。
So I snapped one of his stupid pencils.
4
此前的科学家们只能设法构建出笔直或拗折结构
。
Previously scientists have only managed to make straight or kinked structures.
5
把这股线的头一两英寸扭在一起
,
并拗它一下使它弯曲
。
Twist the first couple of inches of all the strands together and bend them over once.