翘首
qiáo shǒu
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to raise one's head and look around (esp. at the state of the nation)
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翘首以待
qiáo shǒu yǐ dài
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to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom);
to anxiously await
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连翘
lián qiáo
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Forsythia
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翘板
qiào bǎn
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a see-saw
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翘尾巴
qiào wěi ba
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to be cocky
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前凸后翘
qián tū hòu qiào
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(of a woman) to have nice curves;
buxom;
shapely
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林家翘
lín jiā qiáo
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Lin Chia-Chiao (1916-2013), Chinese-American physicist, astronomer and applied mathematician
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死翘翘
sǐ qiào qiào
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to die;
to drop dead
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翘二郎腿
qiào èr láng tuǐ
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to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)
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翘企
qiáo qǐ
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to look forward eagerly;
to long for
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翘嘴鹬
qiáo zuǐ yù
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(bird species of China) Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
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翘居群首
qiáo jū qún shǒu
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head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent;
outstanding
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翘拇指
qiào mǔ zhǐ
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to give a thumbs-up
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翘曲
qiáo qū
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to warp;
to bend;
fig. distorted opinion;
prejudice
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翘望
qiáo wàng
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to raise one's head and look into the distance;
fig. to forward to;
to long for
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翘材
qiáo cái
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outstanding talent
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翘楚
qiáo chǔ
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person of outstanding talent
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翘班
qiào bān
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to skip work;
to sneak out of work early
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翘盼
qiáo pàn
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to long for;
eager for
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翘硬
qiào yìng
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hard;
erect;
to be in erection
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翘棱
qiáo leng
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to warp;
to bend
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翘翘板
qiào qiào bǎn
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see-saw;
also written 蹺蹺板|跷跷板[qiao1 qiao1 ban3]
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翘舌音
qiào shé yīn
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retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
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翘课
qiào kè
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to skip school;
to cut class
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翘起
qiào qǐ
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to stick up;
to point sth up
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