扭动 (niǔ dòng) — to wriggle; to squirm; to writhe
Definition
To wriggle or squirm — twisting the body (or part of it) with small repeated motions, often to get free or from discomfort.
verb
to wriggleto squirmto writhe
Examples
- 扭动。Tā niǔ dòng shēn tǐ zuàn guò le xiá zhǎi de fèng xì.He wriggled his body through the narrow gap.
- 扭动。Yú zài wǎng lǐ bù tíng dì niǔ dòng.The fish wriggled ceaselessly in the net.
- ，扭动。Tā zuò zhe bú dòng, dàn jiǎo zhǐ jǐn zhāng dì niǔ dòng.She sat still, but her toes wriggled nervously.
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