Chinese Word: 矫 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

矫 (Trad.: 矯)Polyphone (多音字)

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 矢

Pictophonetic:乔 indicates the sound; 矢 (arrow) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 矢 [ shǐ ] arrow, dart; to vow, to swear
- 乔 [ qiáo ] tall, lofty; proud, stately

Similar Characters: 骄桥轿娇侨峤

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Pinyin: jiáo

English Definition:argumentative; contentious

Chinese Definition:
①(矫情)方言，指强词夺理，无理取闹，如“这个人太矫矫”，(“情”读轻声)。

Example Words:

(Beijing dialect) argumentative; unreasonable

Pinyin: jiǎo

English Definition:to correct; to rectify; to redress; strong; brave; to pretend; to feign; affectation; surname Jiao

Chinese Definition:
①纠正，把弯曲的弄直：矫正。矫形。矫治。矫世(矫正世俗)。矫情(故意违反常态，表示与众不同)。矫枉过正。
②假托：矫命。矫诏。矫虔(官吏假托上命掠夺百姓的财物)。
③强壮，勇武：矫健。矫捷。矫矫(ａ．勇武的样子；b．出众的样子)。
④姓氏。

Example Words:

矫正	jiǎo zhèng	to correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision); to cure; rectification; correction; to straighten
矫健	jiǎo jiàn	strong and healthy; vigorous
矫情	jiǎo qíng	affected; unnatural; pretentious
矫揉造作	jiǎo róu zào zuò	pretension; affectation; putting on artificial airs
矫治	jiǎo zhì	to correct (e.g. sight or hearing); to rectify; to cure

1		nǐ 你 yí dìng 一定 hěn 很 jiǎo 矫 … jiāo ào 骄傲？ You must be very... proud?
2		qí zhōng 其中 yì xiē 一些 shì 是 jiǎo 矫 wǎng 往 guò 过 zhèng 正。 A few were overzealous.
3		fàng xià 放下 suǒ yǒu 所有 de 的 jiǎo 矫 róu 柔 zào zuò 造作， zì rán 自然 de 的 shì 是 zuì hǎo 最好 de 的。 Give up all affectation. What is natural is best.
4		nǐ 你 xiàn zài 现在 zhǔ yào 主要 pèi dài 配戴 shén me 什么 lèi xíng 类型 de 的 jiǎo 矫 shì 视 gōng jù 工具？ Which type of vision correction tools are you using?
5		dà duō shù 大多数 kè rén 客人 shì 是 chéng 乘 jiǎo 矫 chē 车 lái 来 de 的， ér 而 bǐ dé 彼得 shì 是 qí mǎ 骑马 lái 来 de 的！ Most of the guests arrived by car, but Peter came on his horse!

1		nǐ 你 yí dìng 一定 hěn 很 jiǎo 矫 … jiāo ào 骄傲？ You must be very... proud?
2		qí zhōng 其中 yì xiē 一些 shì 是 jiǎo 矫 wǎng 往 guò 过 zhèng 正。 A few were overzealous.
3		fàng xià 放下 suǒ yǒu 所有 de 的 jiǎo 矫 róu 柔 zào zuò 造作， zì rán 自然 de 的 shì 是 zuì hǎo 最好 de 的。 Give up all affectation. What is natural is best.
4		nǐ 你 xiàn zài 现在 zhǔ yào 主要 pèi dài 配戴 shén me 什么 lèi xíng 类型 de 的 jiǎo 矫 shì 视 gōng jù 工具？ Which type of vision correction tools are you using?
5		dà duō shù 大多数 kè rén 客人 shì 是 chéng 乘 jiǎo 矫 chē 车 lái 来 de 的， ér 而 bǐ dé 彼得 shì 是 qí mǎ 骑马 lái 来 de 的！ Most of the guests arrived by car, but Peter came on his horse!