扭 niǔ niu

turn, twist, wrench; seize, grasp

HSK 6 #1805

DEFINITIONS

扭 niǔ
  • to turn
  • to twist
  • to wring
  • to sprain
  • to swing one's hips

STROKES

WORDS

扭亏 niǔ kuī to make good a deficit; to reverse a loss
扭虧 niǔ kuī to make good a deficit; to reverse a loss
扭蛋 niǔ dàn toy in a capsule (dispensed from a vending machine)
扭角羚 niǔ jiǎo líng takin (Budorcas taxicolor); goat-antelope
扭轉 niǔ zhuǎn to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation); (mechanics) torsion
扭轉乾坤 niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom); fig. to change the course of events; to turn things around
扭頭 niǔ tóu to turn one's head; to turn around
绞扭 jiǎo niǔ to wring
絞扭 jiǎo niǔ to wring
鬧彆扭 nào biè niu to be difficult with sb; to provoke disagreement; at loggerheads; to fall out with
扭来扭去 niǔ lái niǔ qù twisting and turning
扭脸 niǔ liǎn turn one's face away
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