Definition
翘 (qiào) describes a part of something sticking up or tilting upward from its normal flat position — like hair, a table leg, or a lip. It differs from 斜 (xié 'slanted, tilted'), which describes a general slant of a line or surface, and from 倾斜 (qīng xié 'to lean, to tilt'), which is more formal and often refers to a whole structure leaning.
verb
to stick upto tilt upwardto curl up (of an edge, corner, or end)
Easily confused
- 挠náolook-aliketo scratch (with fingernails)
- 瞧qiáosound-alike(colloquial) to look at, to see
- 绕ràolook-aliketo go around; to circle; to make a detour
- 桥qiáosound-alikebridge
- 敲qiāosound-aliketo knock, to tap, to strike
- 巧qiǎosound-alikecoincidental; by chance; opportune
- 撬qiàosound-aliketo pry open; to lever open
Examples
- 翘。Tā de tóufa qiào qǐlái le.His hair is sticking up.
- 翘，。Zhuōzi de yì tiáo tuǐ qiào le, yǒudiǎn bù wěn.One leg of the table is tilted, making it a bit unsteady.
- 翘，。Tā qiào zhe zuǐba, kàn qǐlái bú tài gāoxìng.She's pouting, looking unhappy.
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