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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.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

歪wāicrooked
曲qǔbent

“歪” and “曲” both describe bending, together meaning to twist facts.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

歪 is written with 不 (not) above 正 (straight; proper), so the shape shows something that is not straight.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

曲 is drawn as a bent object, matching the meaning 'bend'.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Communication & Speech

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