Chinese Word: 翘 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

翘 (Trad.: 翹)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 羽

Pictophonetic:尧 indicates the sound; 羽 (wings) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿺ Surround from lower left
- 尧 [ yáo ] a legendary ancient emperor-sage
- 羽 [ yǔ ] feather, plume; wings

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Pinyin: qiào

English Definition:to stick up; to rise on one end; to tilt

Chinese Definition:
①一头向上仰起：翘尾巴。翘辫子(死)。

Example Words:

翘尾巴HSK 6	qiào wěi ba	to be cocky
翘辫子	qiào biàn zi	(coll.) to die; to kick the bucket
翘板	qiào bǎn	a see-saw
翘翘板	qiào qiào bǎn	see-saw; also written 跷跷板
翘舌音	qiào shé yīn	retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)

Pinyin: qiáo

English Definition:outstanding; to raise

Chinese Definition:
①举起，抬起，向上：翘首。翘望。翘企(殷切企望)。翘足引领。
②特出：翘才(高才)。翘楚(喻杰出的人才)。

Example Words:

翘首	qiáo shǒu	to raise one's head and look
翘楚	qiáo chǔ	person of outstanding talent
翘首以待	qiáo shǒu yǐ dài	to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom); to anxiously await
连翘	lián qiáo	Forsythia
翘望	qiáo wàng	to raise one's head and look into the distance; fig. to forward to; to long for

1		nǐ 你 de 的 fáng jiān 房间 lǐ 里 yǒu 有 jià 架 qiào qiào bǎn 翘翘板 ma 吗？ Is there a seesaw in your room?
2		zhè 这 bǎ 把 yǐ zi 椅子 de 的 bǎn zi 板子 yǐ jīng 已经 qiào 翘 qi lai 起来 le 了。 The boards on this chair have warped.
3		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 yòng 用 qiào 翘 qiào 翘 de 的 shuā zi 刷子 lái 来 juǎn 卷 jié máo 睫毛， xiào guǒ 效果 hěn hǎo 很好。 I like to use a curved brush to curl my eyelashes, it works really well.