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拧 níng

to wring; to twist

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 6
Radical
扌
Traditional
擰
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 扌宁 ⿰扌宁

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Example sentences with 拧

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  1. 请把毛巾拧干。
    Qǐng bǎ máojīn nínggān.
    Please wring the towel dry.
    please (particle) towel wring-dry
  2. 你能帮我拧开这个瓶盖吗?
    Nǐ néng bāng wǒ nǐngkāi zhège pínggài ma?
    Can you help me twist open this bottle cap?
    you can help me twist-open this (measure) bottle-cap (question)
  3. 把水龙头拧紧一点吧。
    Bǎ shuǐlóngtóu nǐngjǐn yìdiǎn ba.
    Twist the faucet a bit tighter.
    (particle) faucet twist-tight a-bit (suggestion)
  4. 他没有拧开瓶盖,只是摇了摇瓶子。
    Tā méiyǒu nǐngkāi pínggài, zhǐshì yáole yao píngzi.
    He didn't twist open the bottle cap, he just shook the bottle.
    he not-have twist-open bottle-cap, only-is shake(ed)-shake bottle
  5. 洗完衣服后,她在阳台上把衣服拧干。
    Xǐwán yīfu hòu, tā zài yángtái shàng bǎ yīfu nínggān.
    After washing the clothes, she wrung them dry on the balcony.
    wash-finish clothes after, she at balcony on (particle) clothes wring-dry

Words with 拧 (1)