翘 qiào

turn up, lift, elevate, raise

HSK 6 #2992

DEFINITIONS

翘 qiào
  • to stick up
  • to rise on one end
  • to tilt
翘 qiáo
  • outstanding
  • to raise

STROKES

WORDS

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