Chinese word dictionary

扭曲

niǔqū · to twist; to warp; to distort

Practice word

Word information

Simplified扭曲

Traditional扭曲

Pinyinniǔqū

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

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

曲qū

crooked, bent; wrong, false

How to learn 扭曲

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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