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扭

niǔ · niu

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Meaning

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  1. to turn
  2. to twist
  3. to wring
  4. to sprain
  5. to swing one's hips
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Twisted dance

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那个(nàge)大妈(dàmā)在(zài)扭(niǔ)秧歌(yāngge)。

    Look, that auntie is doing the yangge twist dance.

  2. Dengdeng

    她(tā)扭(niǔ)得(de)真(zhēn)好(hǎo)！我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)学(xué)。

    She twists so well! I want to learn too.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)先(xiān)扭(niǔ)一下(yīxià)腰(yāo)。

    Twist your waist first.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)扭(niǔ)了(le)。哎哟(āiyō)，我(wǒ)的(de)脚(jiǎo)扭(niǔ)了(le)！

    I twisted. Ouch, I twisted my foot!

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)没(méi)事(shì)吧(ba)？我们(wǒmen)去(qù)坐下(zuòxia)休息(xiūxi)吧(ba)。

    Are you ok? Let us sit down and rest.

  6. Dengdeng

    没(méi)事(shì)，我(wǒ)休息(xiūxi)一下(yīxià)，再(zài)看(kàn)大妈(dàmā)扭(niǔ)。

    No problem. I will rest, then watch the auntie twist.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)开(kāi)门(mén)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)把(bǎ)门(mén)柄(bǐng)扭(niǔ)了(le)出(chū)来(lái)。

I tried to open the door, and the doorknob came off.

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

02

她(tā)扭(niǔ)过(guò)头(tóu)，不(bù)想(xiǎng)让(ràng)别(bié)人(rén)看(kàn)到(dào)她(tā)的(de)眼(yǎn)泪(lèi)。

She turned her head away, not wanting others to see her tears.

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