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翘 qiào

to stick up; to tilt up

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 6
Radical
羽
Traditional
翹
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 尧羽 ⿺尧羽

Memory hint: wings

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  1. 这本书的封面翘起来了。
    Zhè běn shū de fēngmiàn qiào qǐlai le.
    The cover of this book curled up.
    this (measure) book (particle) cover curl-up (particle)
  2. 桌角为什么翘起来了？
    Zhuōjiǎo wèishénme qiào qǐlai le?
    Why did the corner of the table warp up?
    table-corner why curl-up (particle)
  3. 别把嘴翘得那么高。
    Bié bǎ zuǐ qiào de nàme gāo.
    Don't pout your mouth up so high.
    don't (particle) mouth stick-up (particle) that high
  4. 木板放久了不会翘。
    Mùbǎn fàng jiǔle bú huì qiào.
    The wooden board won't warp even after being left for a long time.
    wood-board place long-time not will warp
  5. 天气潮湿时，木门容易翘起来。
    Tiānqì cháoshī shí, mù mén róngyì qiào qǐlai.
    When the weather is humid, wooden doors tend to warp.
    weather humid time, wood door easy warp-up

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