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Structure:Left to right
Strokes:
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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.screw; twist
不要忘了把牙膏盖儿拧上。
Don't forget to screw on the cap of the toothpaste.
瓶盖不紧,再拧一下吧。
The cap of the bottle is not tight enough; give it another twist.
他用力一拧,将那只把手拧了下来。
With a violent twist, he wrenched off the handle.
synonym
- 2
adj.wrong
全都弄拧了。
All is wrong.
- 3
v.differ; disagree; be at cross-purposes
他们越谈越拧。
The more they talked, the more they disagreed.
她总是跟大家拧着。
She is always at cross-purposes with others.
Words and phrases with 拧
Word usage
- NoteWhen pronounced as "níng", "拧" means "make the two ends of the object rotate in opposite directions". When pronounced as "nǐng", it means "fix one part of the object while the other part rotates in a certain direction", such as "拧开(紧)瓶盖"; the extension is awkwardness, such as "两人越说越拧". When pronounced as "nìng", it refers to stubbornness.