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斜 xié

slanting

Strokes
11
Level
HSK 5
Radical
斗
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 余斗 ⿰余斗

Memory hint: measuring cup

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  1. 这条路有点儿斜。
    Zhè tiáo lù yǒudiǎnr xié.
    This road is a bit slanted.
    this (measure) road a-little slanted
  2. 这张照片是不是拍斜了？
    Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn shì bu shì pāi xié le?
    Is this photo taken crooked?
    this (measure) photo is not is take slanted (particle) (question)
  3. 把画挂正一点，别让它斜着。
    Bǎ huà guà zhèng yìdiǎn, bié ràng tā xiézhe.
    Hang the painting straighter, don't let it tilt.
    (particle) painting hang straight a-bit, don't let it slant-(particle)
  4. 桌子放得不斜，很平。
    Zhuōzi fàng de bù xié, hěn píng.
    The table is placed evenly, not tilted.
    table place (particle) not slanted, very flat
  5. 傍晚，阳光斜斜地照进房间。
    Bàngwǎn, yángguāng xié xié de zhào jìn fángjiān.
    In the evening, the sunlight shines slantingly into the room.
    evening, sunlight slanting-(particle) shine into room

Words with 斜 (2)