Chinese Word: 扭 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

扭HSK 6

Pinyin: niǔ

English Definition: to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips

Chinese Definition:
①转动，扳转：扭过脸来。扭头。
②拧断：强扭的瓜不甜。
③拧伤：扭了腰。
④身体摇摆转动：扭动。扭捏。扭秧歌。
⑤揪住：扭打。
⑥违拗：胳臂扭不过大腿。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:丑 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 杻钮纽

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扭转HSK 6	niǔ zhuǎn	to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation); (mechanics) torsion
扭曲	niǔ qū	to twist; to warp; to distort
扭头	niǔ tóu	to turn one's head; to turn around
扭亏	niǔ kuī	to make good a deficit; to reverse a loss
扭伤	niǔ shāng	a sprain; a crick; to sprain

1		qì qiú 气球 bèi 被 niǔ chéng 扭成 le 了 gè zhǒng 各种 bù tóng 不同 de 的 xíng zhuàng 形状。 The balloon was twisted into different shapes.
2		tā 他 yì tóu 一头 zāi 栽 xià lóu tī 下楼梯， niǔ shāng 扭伤 le 了 jiǎo huái 脚踝。 He stumbled down the stairs and twisted his ankle.
3		tā 他 niǔ dòng 扭动 xī guǎn 吸管 shǐ 使 tā 它 chéng wéi 成为 yī gè 一个 xīn xíng 心形。 He twisted the straw to make a heart shape.
4		tā 她 de 的 jiān dìng 坚定 jué xīn 决心 bāng zhù 帮助 tā 她 niǔ zhuǎn 扭转 le 了 tuí shì 颓势。 Her firm determination helped her to reverse the downward trend.
5		wǒ 我 de 的 jiǎo huái 脚踝 bèi 被 niǔ shāng 扭伤 le 了， xiàn zài 现在 zhǒng 肿 dé 得 lì hai 厉害。 I sprained my ankle and it's really swollen now.

1		qì qiú 气球 bèi 被 niǔ chéng 扭成 le 了 gè zhǒng 各种 bù tóng 不同 de 的 xíng zhuàng 形状。 The balloon was twisted into different shapes.
2		tā 他 yì tóu 一头 zāi 栽 xià lóu tī 下楼梯， niǔ shāng 扭伤 le 了 jiǎo huái 脚踝。 He stumbled down the stairs and twisted his ankle.
3		tā 他 niǔ dòng 扭动 xī guǎn 吸管 shǐ 使 tā 它 chéng wéi 成为 yī gè 一个 xīn xíng 心形。 He twisted the straw to make a heart shape.
4		tā 她 de 的 jiān dìng 坚定 jué xīn 决心 bāng zhù 帮助 tā 她 niǔ zhuǎn 扭转 le 了 tuí shì 颓势。 Her firm determination helped her to reverse the downward trend.
5		wǒ 我 de 的 jiǎo huái 脚踝 bèi 被 niǔ shāng 扭伤 le 了， xiàn zài 现在 zhǒng 肿 dé 得 lì hai 厉害。 I sprained my ankle and it's really swollen now.