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扭曲

niǔ qū · niu qu

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to twist
  2. to warp
  3. to distort
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In a conversation

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The funhouse mirror

  1. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，这(zhè)面(miàn)镜子(jìngzi)把(bǎ)我(wǒ)扭曲(niǔqū)了(le)！

    Ha ha, this mirror distorted me!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)脸(liǎn)变(biàn)得(de)好(hǎo)长(cháng)。

    Your face became so long.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)也(yě)被(bèi)扭曲(niǔqū)了(le)，你(nǐ)变(biàn)得(de)好(hǎo)矮(ǎi)！

    You are distorted too, and you got so short!

  4. Liangliang

    你看(nǐkàn)，我(wǒ)的(de)腿(tuǐ)像(xiàng)一(yī)根(gēn)长(cháng)绳子(shéngzi)。

    Look, my legs are like a long rope.

  5. Dengdeng

    出去(chūqù)再(zài)照(zhào)一下(yīxià)普通(pǔtōng)镜子(jìngzi)吧(ba)。

    Let us look in an ordinary mirror outside.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bú)要(yào)扭(niǔ)曲(qū)我(wǒ)说(shuō)的(de)话(huà)。

Don't twist my words around.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by Shishir · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)块(kuài)木(mù)板(bǎn)被(bèi)太(tài)阳(yáng)晒(shài)得(de)扭(niǔ)曲(qū)变(biàn)形(xíng)了(le)。

This wooden board was warped out of shape by the sun.

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