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歪

wāiㄨㄞ

Sino-Vietnamese: OAI

Traditional: 歪

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 6TOCFL 4

Meaningwāi(adjective, verb)

askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side

Opposite: 正 (straight, upright).

Examples

  • 墙上的画挂歪了。

    qiáng shàng de huà guà wāi le.

    The picture on the wall is hanging crooked.

  • 你的帽子戴歪了。

    nǐ de mào zi dài wāi le.

    Your hat is on crooked.

  • 别想歪了,我不是那个意思。

    bié xiǎng wāi le, wǒ bú shì nà ge yì sī.

    Don't get the wrong idea, that's not what I meant.

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Meaningwǎi(adjective, verb)

to sprain (one's ankle) (Tw)

Examples

  • 我下楼时把脚歪了。

    wǒ xià lóu shí bǎ jiǎo wāi le.

    I twisted my ankle going downstairs.

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Stroke order

OAI · 9 strokes

askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side