歪 (wāi) — crooked, askew, tilted; devious, dishonest, crooked (figurative)
Definition
歪 (wāi) means physically tilted or crooked (a hat, a line) and extends figuratively to morally devious. For straight physical slant, prefer 斜; for a clearly curved shape use 弯曲.
adjective
crookedaskewtilteddeviousdishonestcrooked (figurative)
Examples
- 歪。Tā de mào zi dài wāi le.His hat is worn crooked.
- 歪。Zhè tiáo xiàn huà dé yǒu diǎn wāi.This line is drawn a bit crooked.
- ，。Tā de xiǎng fǎ quán shì wāi mén xié dào, bù néng xiāng xìn tā.His ideas are all crooked; you can't trust him.
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