曲解 (qū jiě) — to misconstrue; to twist; to distort
Definition
To deliberately twist or distort the meaning of someone's words or a text, implying intent rather than a mistake. Stronger than 误解, which means to misunderstand without ill will.
verb
to misconstrueto twistto distort
Examples
- 曲解。Tā gù yì qū jiě le wǒ de huà.He deliberately twisted my words.
- 曲解。Qǐng bú yào qū jiě bié rén de hǎo yì.Please don't misconstrue other people's good intentions.
- 曲解。Nǐ de jiě shì wán quán qū jiě le yuán wén de yì si.Your explanation completely distorted the meaning of the original text.
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