Chinese word dictionary

绞扭

jiǎo niǔ · to wring

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Word information

Simplified绞扭

Traditional絞扭

Pinyinjiǎo niǔ

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Character breakdown

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

绞jiǎo

intertwined; to twist, to wring; to hang a criminal

扭niǔ

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

How to learn 绞扭

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.

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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

绞jiǎo

to twist (strands into a thread); to entangle; to wring; to hang (by the neck); to turn; to wind; classifier for skeins of yarn

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