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歪

wāi · wai/wǎi · wai

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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wāi 歪

  1. askew
  2. at a crooked angle
  3. devious
  4. noxious
  5. (coll.) to lie on one's side

wǎi 歪

  1. to sprain (one's ankle) (Tw)
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  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，墙上(qiángshàng)那幅(nàfú)画(huà)好像(hǎoxiàng)歪(wāi)了(le)。

    Dengdeng, that picture on the wall seems crooked.

  2. Dengdeng

    哪里(nǎlǐ)歪(wāi)？我(wǒ)看(kàn)很(hěn)正(zhèng)。

    Where is it crooked? I think it is straight.

  3. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)头(tóu)歪(wāi)了(le)，所以(suǒyǐ)画(huà)很(hěn)正(zhèng)。

    Your head is tilted, so the picture looks straight.

  4. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，那(nà)我(wǒ)把(bǎ)头(tóu)摆正(bǎizhèng)再(zài)看(kàn)。

    Haha, then I will straighten my head and look again.

  5. Liangliang

    啊(a)，现在(xiànzài)画(huà)真的(zhēnde)歪(wāi)了(le)！

    Oh, now the picture really is crooked!

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01

这(zhè)幅(fú)画(huà)挂(guà)歪(wāi)了(le)，你(nǐ)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)扶(fú)正(zhèng)一(yí)下(xià)。

This painting is hanging crooked; help me straighten it.

02

他(tā)累(lèi)得(de)歪(wāi)在(zài)沙(shā)发(fā)上(shàng)就(jiù)睡(shuì)着(zháo)了(le)。

He was so tired that he lay down sideways on the sofa and fell asleep.

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