Definition
歪曲 (wāiqū) means 'to distort, misrepresent' and is used only for abstract things like facts, truth, or someone's words. 扭曲 (niǔqū) can also mean this, but it additionally has a physical sense of 'twisting' something (e.g., metal). For figurative distortion, 歪曲 is more specific to deliberate misrepresentation.
verb
to distortto misrepresent
Examples
- 歪曲。Zhè bù diànyǐng wāi qū le lìshǐ shìshí.This movie distorts historical facts.
- 歪曲，。Bú yào wāi qū wǒ de yìsi, wǒ cónglái méi shuō guò nàyàng de huà.Don't misrepresent what I mean; I never said anything like that.
- ，歪曲。Xīnwén bàodào yīngdāng kèguān, bù néng gùyì wāi qū zhēnxiàng.News reports should be objective and must not intentionally distort the truth.
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