Chinese Word: 歪 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

歪Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5

Antonyms: 正

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 止

Ideographic:Not 不 straight 正

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 不 [ bù ] no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 正 [ zhèng ] straight, right, proper, correct, just, true

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Pinyin: wāi

English Definition:askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side

Chinese Definition:
①不正，偏斜：歪斜。歪曲。
②不正当，不正派的：歪理。歪诗。歪才。歪风。
③侧卧休息：我歪一会儿。

Example Words:

歪曲HSK 6	wāi qū	to distort; to misrepresent
歪理	wāi lǐ	fallacious reasoning; preposterous argument
歪风	wāi fēng	unhealthy trend; noxious influence
东倒西歪HSK 5	dōng dǎo xī wāi	to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom); to sway; (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle
歪斜HSK 5	wāi xié	crooked; askew; oblique; slanting; out of plumb