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扭

niǔ

turn, twist, wrench; seize, grasp

Shadow
Strokes
7
Radical
手
HSK
6
Tone
3

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 他觉得自己占了上风,但我反过来扭转了局面。

    Tā jué de zì jǐ zhàn le shàng fēng dàn wǒ fǎn guo lái niǔ zhuǎn le jú miàn

    He thought he had the upper hand, but I turned the tables on him.

  • 我碰蚯蚓的时候,它扭动起来。

    Wǒ pèng qiū yǐn de shí hou tā niǔ dòng qǐ lai

    The earthworm wriggled when I touched it.

  • 扭转治疗是酷刑。

    Niǔ zhuǎn zhì liáo shì kù xíng

    Conversion therapy is torture.

  • 她锻炼时扭伤了脚踝。

    Tā duàn liàn shí niǔ shāng le jiǎo huái

    She twisted her ankle while she was doing exercise.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 扭

  • 扭niǔ 3to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips
  • 扭转niǔ zhuǎn 3–3 → 2–3to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation); (mechanics) torsion
  • 别扭biè niu 4–5awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche
  • 扭曲niǔ qū 3–1 to twist; to warp; to distort
  • 扭头niǔ tóu 3–2 to turn one's head; to turn around