歪曲 (wāi qū) — to distort, to misrepresent
Definition
歪曲 means to deliberately twist facts or meaning to mislead. 扭曲 is more general (physical twisting, or any distortion); 歪曲 specifically implies intent to misrepresent.
verb
to distortto misrepresent
Examples
- 歪曲。Zhè bù diàn yǐng wāi qū le lì shǐ shì shí.This movie distorts historical facts.
- 歪曲，。Bú yào wāi qū wǒ de yì si, wǒ cóng lái méi shuō guò nà yàng de huà.Don't misrepresent what I mean; I never said anything like that.
- ，歪曲。Xīn wén bào dào yīng dāng kè guān, bù néng gù yì wāi qū zhēn xiàng.News reports should be objective and must not intentionally distort the truth.
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