Chinese Word: 斜 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

斜HSK 5

Pinyin: xié

English Definition: inclined; slanting; oblique; tilting

Chinese Definition:
①不正，跟平面或直线既不平行也不垂直的：斜坡。斜面。斜度。斜线。斜视。

Antonyms: 正

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 斗

Pictophonetic:余 indicates the sound; 斗 (measuring cup) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 余 [ yú ] surplus, remainder; surname
- 斗 [ dòu ] to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup

Similar Characters: 涂叙

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倾斜HSK 6	qīng xié	to incline; to lean; to slant; to slope; to tilt
斜坡HSK 6	xié pō	slope; incline
斜阳	xié yáng	setting sun
歪斜HSK 5	wāi xié	crooked; askew; oblique; slanting; out of plumb
斜眼	xié yǎn	to look askance; cross or wall-eyed

1		yǒu 有 hěn duō 很多 de 的 xié tǐ zì 斜体字。 There's a lot of italics.
2		tā 她 yǎn jing 眼睛 xié 斜 le 了 yí xià 一下， biǎo shì 表示 bù mǎn 不满。 She gave him a sidelong glance to express her disdain.
3		zhè 这 tiáo 条 lù 路 yǒu diǎn 有点 xié 斜， zǒu 走 qi lai 起来 yǒu diǎn 有点 chī lì 吃力。 This road is a bit slanted, it's hard to walk on.
4		zhè ge 这个 pō dù 坡度 bǐ jiào 比较 xié 斜， bù 不 tài 太 róng yì 容易 pá 爬 shàng qù 上去。 The slope is too steep to easily climb up.
5		tài yang 太阳 xī 西 xié 斜， zuì hòu 最后 yī liàng 一辆 mǎ chē 马车 shǐ 驶 huí 回 mǎ jiù 马厩。 As the sun set, the last horse-drawn carriage made its way back to the stable.

1		yǒu 有 hěn duō 很多 de 的 xié tǐ zì 斜体字。 There's a lot of italics.
2		tā 她 yǎn jing 眼睛 xié 斜 le 了 yí xià 一下， biǎo shì 表示 bù mǎn 不满。 She gave him a sidelong glance to express her disdain.
3		zhè 这 tiáo 条 lù 路 yǒu diǎn 有点 xié 斜， zǒu 走 qi lai 起来 yǒu diǎn 有点 chī lì 吃力。 This road is a bit slanted, it's hard to walk on.
4		zhè ge 这个 pō dù 坡度 bǐ jiào 比较 xié 斜， bù 不 tài 太 róng yì 容易 pá 爬 shàng qù 上去。 The slope is too steep to easily climb up.
5		tài yang 太阳 xī 西 xié 斜， zuì hòu 最后 yī liàng 一辆 mǎ chē 马车 shǐ 驶 huí 回 mǎ jiù 马厩。 As the sun set, the last horse-drawn carriage made its way back to the stable.