Chinese word dictionary

扭捏

niǔ nie · affecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech)

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Simplified扭捏

Traditional扭捏

Pinyinniǔ nie

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

扭niǔ

to turn, to twist, to wrench; to grasp, to seize

捏niē

to knead, to mold, to pinch

How to learn 扭捏

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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扭niǔ

to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips

别扭bièniu

awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche

捏niē

to hold between the thumb and fingers; to pinch; to mold (using the fingers); to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.); to join together; to fabricate (a story, a report, etc); variant of 捏[nie1]

扭曲niǔqū

to twist; to warp; to distort

扭头niǔtóu

to turn one's head; to turn around

扭转niǔzhuǎn

to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation); (mechanics) torsion