挠 nao náo

scratch; disturb, bother; submit

HSK 6 #2794

DEFINITIONS

挠 náo
  • to scratch
  • to thwart
  • to yield

STROKES

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WORDS

阻挠 zǔ náo
HSK 6
to thwart; to obstruct (sth)
不屈不挠 bù qū bù náo unyielding; indomitable
挠头 náo tóu tricky; problematic; difficult; to scratch one's head (in puzzlement)
百折不挠 bǎi zhé bù náo to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom); to be undaunted by repeated setbacks; to be indomitable
屈挠 qū náo to surrender; to yield; to flex
干挠 gān náo variant of 干擾|干扰[gan1 rao3], to interfere
抓挠 zhuā nao to scratch; to mess about with; to quarrel; to scramble to do; sb or sth that one can rely on
抓耳挠腮 zhuā ěr náo sāi to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
挠败 náo bài defeated; routed; crushed
挠曲 náo qū to bend; flexing; deflection
挠率 náo lǜ the torsion (of a space curve)
挠痒痒 náo yǎng yang to tickle
挠裂 náo liè split due to repeated folding; flex crack
挠钩 náo gōu iron hook at the end a long pole
痒痒挠 yǎng yang náo backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
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