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歪 wāi

askew

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 5
Radical
止
Type
Ideograph
Made of 不正 ⿱不正

Memory hint: Not 不 straight 正

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Example sentences with 歪

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  1. 这幅画挂歪了。
    Zhè fú huà guà wāi le.
    This painting is hung crookedly.
    this (measure) painting hang crooked (particle)
  2. 你能把画扶正,别让它歪吗?
    Nǐ néng bǎ huà fúzhèng, bié ràng tā wāi ma?
    Can you straighten the painting so it isn't crooked?
    you can (object-marker) painting straighten, don't let it crooked (question)
  3. 请别歪曲我的意思。
    Qǐng bié wāiqū wǒ de yìsi.
    Please don't distort my meaning.
    please don't distort my (particle) meaning
  4. 这张桌子一点也不歪。
    Zhè zhāng zhuōzi yìdiǎn yě bù wāi.
    This table isn't crooked at all.
    this (measure) table a-bit also not crooked
  5. 昨天,他把树上的牌子扶得不歪了。
    Zuótiān, tā bǎ shù shàng de páizi fú de bù wāi le.
    Yesterday, he propped up the sign on the tree so it wasn't crooked.
    yesterday, he (object-marker) tree on (particle) sign prop (particle) not crooked (particle)

Words with 歪 (2)